时区

Time zone, as we all know, is a very important concept in our lives. Time zone is a concept used to divide the world into 24 sections. Each area has its own particular time zone based on the local solar time, creating differences in time in different parts of the world.
Time Zone is an important part of our life because it affect the keeping of time and date. To bring standardisation to the world, the International Meridian Conference held in 1884 adopted Greenwich Mean Time as the basis of time throughout the world. The amount of time ahead of or behind Greenwich, England is the number of time zones that the area has. For example, Beijing is 8 hours ahead of Greenwich, so Beijing time is indicated as Beijing Time Zone 8.
A country may devise its own division, or the nation may consist of several time zone divisions; for example in China the mainland has only one time zone, but Hong Kong and Macau, as special Administrative Region of China, has separate time zone division, the Hong Kong and Macau Time Zone is 8 hours ahead of Greenwich.
Time zones are very important in the way we organize our daily life. It allows us to coordinate our activities with others around the world by setting a single agreed upon system of time.
In a word, time zone have great influnce on our lives. We should become more aware of time zones and use them to our advantage. Proper use of time will lead to efficiency, better time and energy management, more time to rest and relax, and ultimately a better quality of life.