using System;

using Newtonsoft.Json;

​

public class Program

{

    private static JsonSerializerSettings setting = new JsonSerializerSettings { DateTimeZoneHandling = DateTimeZoneHandling.Utc };

    public static void Main()

    {

        // DNF runs on UTC

        TestDate(new DateTime(2017, 1, 8, 13, 3, 4, 5), "1");

        TestDate(new DateTime(2017, 1, 8, 13, 3, 4, 5, DateTimeKind.Utc), "2");

        TestDate(DateTime.MinValue, "3");

    }

    private static void TestDate(DateTime d, string m)

    {

        Console.WriteLine(m + ") Original:      " + d + " Kind: " + d.Kind);

        var serialized = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(d, setting);

        Console.WriteLine(m + ") Serialized:    " + serialized);

        var deserialized = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<DateTime>(serialized, setting);

        Console.WriteLine(m + ") Deserialized:  " + deserialized + " Kind: " + deserialized.Kind);

        var local = deserialized.ToLocalTime();

        Console.WriteLine(m + ") Local:         " + local + " Kind: " + local.Kind);

        Console.WriteLine();

    }

}