diff --git a/database/gdb/gdb_driver_mysql.go b/database/gdb/gdb_driver_mysql.go
index 609d274a0..43daef7b1 100644
--- a/database/gdb/gdb_driver_mysql.go
+++ b/database/gdb/gdb_driver_mysql.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func (d *DriverMysql) Open(config *ConfigNode) (*sql.DB, error) {
 		}
 	} else {
 		source = fmt.Sprintf(
-			"%s:%s@tcp(%s:%s)/%s?charset=%s&multiStatements=true&parseTime=true&loc=Local",
+			"%s:%s@tcp(%s:%s)/%s?charset=%s&multiStatements=true&parseTime=true",
 			config.User, config.Pass, config.Host, config.Port, config.Name, config.Charset,
 		)
 	}
diff --git a/database/gdb/gdb_func.go b/database/gdb/gdb_func.go
index 0a1130cad..a36f920b6 100644
--- a/database/gdb/gdb_func.go
+++ b/database/gdb/gdb_func.go
@@ -573,8 +573,8 @@ func formatWhereKeyValue(db DB, buffer *bytes.Buffer, newArgs []interface{}, key
 	return newArgs
 }
 
-// handleArguments is a nice function which handles the query and its arguments before committing to
-// underlying driver.
+// handleArguments is an important function, which handles the sql and all its arguments
+// before committing them to underlying driver.
 func handleArguments(sql string, args []interface{}) (newSql string, newArgs []interface{}) {
 	newSql = sql
 	// insertHolderCount is used to calculate the inserting position for the '?' holder.
@@ -659,17 +659,22 @@ func handleArguments(sql string, args []interface{}) (newSql string, newArgs []i
 					continue
 
 				// Special handling for gtime.Time/*gtime.Time.
+				//
+				// DO NOT use its underlying gtime.Time.Time as its argument,
+				// because the std time.Time will be converted to certain timezone
+				// according to underlying driver. An the underlying driver also
+				// converts the time.Time to string automatically as the following does.
 				case gtime.Time:
-					newArgs = append(newArgs, v.Time)
+					newArgs = append(newArgs, v.String())
 					continue
 
 				case *gtime.Time:
-					newArgs = append(newArgs, v.Time)
+					newArgs = append(newArgs, v.String())
 					continue
 
 				default:
 					// It converts the struct to string in default
-					// if it implements the String interface.
+					// if it has implemented the String interface.
 					if v, ok := arg.(apiString); ok {
 						newArgs = append(newArgs, v.String())
 						continue
diff --git a/database/gdb/gdb_z_mysql_model_test.go b/database/gdb/gdb_z_mysql_model_test.go
index 2086b673f..89a2429f8 100644
--- a/database/gdb/gdb_z_mysql_model_test.go
+++ b/database/gdb/gdb_z_mysql_model_test.go
@@ -2841,7 +2841,7 @@ func Test_Model_HasField(t *testing.T) {
 func Test_Model_Issue1002(t *testing.T) {
 	table := createTable()
 	defer dropTable(table)
-	db.SetDebug(true)
+
 	result, err := db.Table(table).Data(g.Map{
 		"id":          1,
 		"passport":    "port_1",
@@ -2904,24 +2904,6 @@ func Test_Model_Issue1002(t *testing.T) {
 	// where + time.Time arguments, UTC.
 	t1, _ := time.Parse("2006-01-02 15:04:05", "2020-10-27 19:03:32")
 	t2, _ := time.Parse("2006-01-02 15:04:05", "2020-10-27 19:03:34")
-	gtest.C(t, func(t *gtest.T) {
-		v, err := db.Table(table).Fields("id").Where("create_time>? and create_time<?", t1, t2).Value()
-		t.Assert(err, nil)
-		t.Assert(v.Int(), 0)
-	})
-	gtest.C(t, func(t *gtest.T) {
-		v, err := db.Table(table).Fields("id").Where("create_time>? and create_time<?", t1, t2).FindValue()
-		t.Assert(err, nil)
-		t.Assert(v.Int(), 0)
-	})
-	gtest.C(t, func(t *gtest.T) {
-		v, err := db.Table(table).Where("create_time>? and create_time<?", t1, t2).FindValue("id")
-		t.Assert(err, nil)
-		t.Assert(v.Int(), 0)
-	})
-	// where + time.Time arguments, local.
-	t1, _ = time.ParseInLocation("2006-01-02 15:04:05", "2020-10-27 19:03:32", time.Local)
-	t2, _ = time.ParseInLocation("2006-01-02 15:04:05", "2020-10-27 19:03:34", time.Local)
 	gtest.C(t, func(t *gtest.T) {
 		v, err := db.Table(table).Fields("id").Where("create_time>? and create_time<?", t1, t2).Value()
 		t.Assert(err, nil)
@@ -2938,3 +2920,64 @@ func Test_Model_Issue1002(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Assert(v.Int(), 1)
 	})
 }
+
+func createTableForTimeZoneTest() string {
+	tableName := "user_" + gtime.Now().TimestampNanoStr()
+	if _, err := db.Exec(fmt.Sprintf(`
+	    CREATE TABLE %s (
+	        id          int(10) unsigned NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
+	        passport    varchar(45) NULL,
+	        password    char(32) NULL,
+	        nickname    varchar(45) NULL,
+	        created_at timestamp NULL,
+ 			updated_at timestamp NULL,
+			deleted_at timestamp NULL,
+	        PRIMARY KEY (id)
+	    ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
+	    `, tableName,
+	)); err != nil {
+		gtest.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	return tableName
+}
+
+// https://github.com/gogf/gf/issues/1012
+func Test_TimeZoneInsert(t *testing.T) {
+	tableName := createTableForTimeZoneTest()
+	defer dropTable(tableName)
+
+	timeLocal := time.Local
+	gtest.C(t, func(t *gtest.T) {
+		err := gtime.SetTimeZone("Asia/Shanghai")
+		t.Assert(err, nil)
+	})
+	defer func() {
+		time.Local = timeLocal
+	}()
+
+	CreateTime := "2020-11-22 12:23:45"
+	UpdateTime := "2020-11-22 13:23:45"
+	DeleteTime := "2020-11-22 14:23:45"
+	type User struct {
+		Id        int         `json:"id"`
+		CreatedAt *gtime.Time `json:"created_at"`
+		UpdatedAt gtime.Time  `json:"updated_at"`
+		DeletedAt time.Time   `json:"deleted_at"`
+	}
+	u := &User{
+		Id:        1,
+		CreatedAt: gtime.NewFromStr(CreateTime).UTC(),
+		UpdatedAt: *gtime.NewFromStr(UpdateTime).UTC(),
+		DeletedAt: gtime.NewFromStr(DeleteTime).Time.UTC(),
+	}
+
+	gtest.C(t, func(t *gtest.T) {
+		_, _ = db.Table(tableName).Unscoped().Insert(u)
+		userEntity := &User{}
+		err := db.Table(tableName).Where("id", 1).Unscoped().Struct(&userEntity)
+		t.Assert(err, nil)
+		t.Assert(userEntity.CreatedAt.String(), "2020-11-22 04:23:45")
+		t.Assert(userEntity.UpdatedAt.String(), "2020-11-22 05:23:45")
+		t.Assert(gtime.NewFromTime(userEntity.DeletedAt).String(), "2020-11-22 06:23:45")
+	})
+}
diff --git a/database/gdb/gdb_z_mysql_soft_time_test.go b/database/gdb/gdb_z_mysql_time_maintain_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from database/gdb/gdb_z_mysql_soft_time_test.go
rename to database/gdb/gdb_z_mysql_time_maintain_test.go