86 Country Code – China – 0086 - Dubai Online

86 is the country code for China.

Beijing is the capital city of China.

How to Call China from Dubai (United Arab Emirates)

To call a telephone number in China from Dubai (United Arab Emirates):

• Dial the international call prefix. For calls from Dubai (United Arab Emirates), this is 00 (or '+' from mobile phones).
• Dial the country code for China - 86.
• Dial the subscriber number, omitting the first zero if there is one.

Landlines – City/Area Codes in China

Landline numbers in China consist of an area code followed by an 8 digit number.

Area codes for the biggest cities are 2 digits long. Smaller cities and large towns have area codes 3 digits in length.

Area codes for a selection of cities in China are listed below:

• Beijing – 10
• Changsha – 731
• Chengdu – 28
• Chongqing – 23
• Dalian – 411
• Dongguan – 769
• Foshan -757
• Guangzhou – 20
• Hangzhou – 571
• Harbin – 451
• Jinan – 531
• Nanjing -25
• Qingdao – 532
• Shanghai – 21
• Shenyang – 24
• Shenzhen – 755
• Tianjin – 22
• Wuhan – 27
• Xi’an – 29
• Zhengzhou – 371

A 0 prefix before the area code is used when calling a landline number from a different area within China or from an Chinese mobile telephone.

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Do not dial the 0 prefix or area code when telephoning from a landline in the same area.

Do not add a 0 prefix to the area code when calling from overseas.

For example, to call a number in Beijing XXXXXXXX:

• From a landline in Beijing dial XXXXXXXX.
• From a landline in China outside Beijing, dial 0-10-XXXXXXXX.
• From a mobile phone in China, dial 0-10-XXXXXXXX.
• From overseas, dial the international call prefix (00/+), the country code for China (86), the area code without the 0, then the subscriber number e.g. 00-86-10-XXXXXXXX or +86-10-XXXXXXXX.

Mobile Telephone Numbers in China

Mobile phone numbers in China are 11 digits long.

They begin with 1.

To call a mobile phone number in China from overseas, dial the international exit call prefix (00/+), the China country code (86), and then the subscriber number e.g. 00-86-1XXXXXXXXXX or +86-1XXXXXXXXXX.

Time Difference

When making a telephone call to China from the United Arab Emirates, please be aware of the time difference between the UAE and China.

The time now in China is . The date is .

The time right now in the United Arab Emirates is . The date is .

The time difference between China and UAE is 4 hours.

Exchange Rate

The currency used in China is the Chinese yuan (CNY).

Current exchange rates between the Chinese yuan and the UAE dirham (CNY to AED, AED to CNY) are:

• 1 Chinese yuan (CNY) = 0.54 AED
• 1 UAE dirham (AED) = 1.87 CNY

Exchange rates on this page were last updated on Friday 27th of February 2026 at 2:34 am GMT.

Useful Information

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