diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index d340750..d2c7712 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 FROM python:3.11-slim
 
+# Set timezone to Asia/Shanghai (UTC+8) by default
+# Can be overridden with -e TZ=<timezone> when running container
+ENV TZ=Asia/Shanghai \
+    TIMEZONE_OFFSET=8
+RUN ln -snf /usr/share/zoneinfo/$TZ /etc/localtime && echo $TZ > /etc/timezone
+
 WORKDIR /app
 
 COPY requirements.txt .
diff --git a/config/setting.toml b/config/setting.toml
index 6250d6b..d86b465 100644
--- a/config/setting.toml
+++ b/config/setting.toml
@@ -52,3 +52,10 @@ at_auto_refresh_enabled = false
 
 [call_logic]
 call_mode = "default"
+
+[timezone]
+# 时区偏移小时数，默认为东八区（中国标准时间）
+# 可选值：-12 到 +14 的整数
+# 常用时区：中国/新加坡 +8, 日本/韩国 +9, 印度 +5.5, 伦敦 0, 纽约 -5, 洛杉矶 -8
+timezone_offset = 8
+
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index de86ed1..36af7a4 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -11,4 +11,6 @@ services:
       - ./config/setting.toml:/app/config/setting.toml
     environment:
       - PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
+      - TZ=Asia/Shanghai
+      - TIMEZONE_OFFSET=8
     restart: unless-stopped
diff --git a/src/api/admin.py b/src/api/admin.py
index 641fd37..baf0915 100644
--- a/src/api/admin.py
+++ b/src/api/admin.py
@@ -928,9 +928,16 @@ async def get_stats(token: str = Depends(verify_admin_token)):
 @router.get("/api/logs")
 async def get_logs(limit: int = 100, token: str = Depends(verify_admin_token)):
     """Get recent logs with token email and task progress"""
+    from src.utils.timezone import convert_utc_to_local
+
     logs = await db.get_recent_logs(limit)
     result = []
     for log in logs:
+        # Convert UTC time to local timezone
+        created_at = log.get("created_at")
+        if created_at:
+            created_at = convert_utc_to_local(created_at)
+
         log_data = {
             "id": log.get("id"),
             "token_id": log.get("token_id"),
@@ -939,7 +946,7 @@ async def get_logs(limit: int = 100, token: str = Depends(verify_admin_token)):
             "operation": log.get("operation"),
             "status_code": log.get("status_code"),
             "duration": log.get("duration"),
-            "created_at": log.get("created_at"),
+            "created_at": created_at,
             "request_body": log.get("request_body"),
             "response_body": log.get("response_body"),
             "task_id": log.get("task_id")
diff --git a/src/services/generation_handler.py b/src/services/generation_handler.py
index d32a047..17fa606 100644
--- a/src/services/generation_handler.py
+++ b/src/services/generation_handler.py
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ class GenerationHandler:
                     # Send retry notification to user if streaming
                     if stream:
                         yield self._format_stream_chunk(
-                            reasoning_content=f"**生成失败，正在重试**\\n\\n第 {retry_count} 次重试（共 {max_retries} 次）...\\n\\n失败原因：{str(e)}\\n\\n"
+                            reasoning_content=f"**生成失败，正在重试**\n\n第 {retry_count} 次重试（共 {max_retries} 次）...\n\n失败原因：{str(e)}\n\n"
                         )
 
                     # Small delay before retry
diff --git a/src/utils/timezone.py b/src/utils/timezone.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7eb8c44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/timezone.py
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+"""Timezone utilities for consistent time handling across the application"""
+
+from datetime import datetime, timezone, timedelta
+from typing import Optional
+import os
+
+
+def get_timezone_offset() -> int:
+    """Get timezone offset in hours from environment variable or default to UTC+8
+
+    Returns:
+        int: Timezone offset in hours (default: 8 for China/Asia/Shanghai)
+    """
+    try:
+        return int(os.getenv("TIMEZONE_OFFSET", "8"))
+    except ValueError:
+        return 8
+
+
+def get_timezone() -> timezone:
+    """Get timezone object based on configured offset
+
+    Returns:
+        timezone: Timezone object with configured offset
+    """
+    offset_hours = get_timezone_offset()
+    return timezone(timedelta(hours=offset_hours))
+
+
+def convert_utc_to_local(utc_time_str: Optional[str]) -> Optional[str]:
+    """Convert UTC timestamp string to local timezone with ISO format
+
+    Args:
+        utc_time_str: UTC timestamp string (e.g., "2024-01-24 10:30:45")
+
+    Returns:
+        str: ISO formatted timestamp with timezone info (e.g., "2024-01-24T18:30:45+08:00")
+        None: If conversion fails or input is None
+    """
+    if not utc_time_str:
+        return None
+
+    try:
+        # Parse SQLite timestamp (UTC) - handle both with and without 'Z' suffix
+        dt = datetime.fromisoformat(utc_time_str.replace('Z', '+00:00'))
+
+        # If no timezone info, assume UTC
+        if dt.tzinfo is None:
+            dt = dt.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+
+        # Convert to local timezone
+        local_tz = get_timezone()
+        dt_local = dt.astimezone(local_tz)
+
+        # Return ISO format with timezone
+        return dt_local.isoformat()
+    except Exception as e:
+        # If conversion fails, return original value
+        print(f"Warning: Failed to convert timestamp '{utc_time_str}': {e}")
+        return utc_time_str
+
+
+def get_current_local_time() -> datetime:
+    """Get current time in local timezone
+
+    Returns:
+        datetime: Current datetime with local timezone
+    """
+    return datetime.now(get_timezone())
+
+
+def format_local_time(dt: Optional[datetime], fmt: str = "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S") -> str:
+    """Format datetime to string in local timezone
+
+    Args:
+        dt: Datetime object to format
+        fmt: Format string (default: "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
+
+    Returns:
+        str: Formatted time string, or "-" if dt is None
+    """
+    if not dt:
+        return "-"
+
+    try:
+        # Convert to local timezone if needed
+        if dt.tzinfo is None:
+            dt = dt.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+
+        local_tz = get_timezone()
+        dt_local = dt.astimezone(local_tz)
+        return dt_local.strftime(fmt)
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Warning: Failed to format datetime: {e}")
+        return str(dt)