.cn is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the People's Republic of China. Domain name administration in mainland China is managed through a branch of the Ministry of Industry and Information. The registry is maintained by China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC). Neulevel has entered into a partnership with CNNIC to market ".cn" outside mainland China.
Second-level domains
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Any individual may register for second-level domain names. However, the registry has created a set of predefined second-level domains for certain types of organizations and geographic locations. Registrations for such third-level domains were available before second-level domains became available in 2004, and registrants of third-level domains were given priority for names at the second level.
Generic second-level domains
- ac.cn : Academic institutions
- com.cn : Industrial, commercial, financial enterprises
- edu.cn : Educational institutions
- gov.cn : Government departments
- mil.cn : Military
- net.cn : Networks, NICs and NOCs
- org.cn : Non-profit organizations
Second-level domains of provinces
The two-letter abbreviations are the same as those found in GB/T 2260-2002.
- ah.cn : Anhui
- bj.cn : Beijing
- cq.cn : Chongqing
- fj.cn : Fujian
- gd.cn : Guangdong
- gs.cn : Gansu
- gz.cn : Guizhou
- gx.cn : Guangxi
- ha.cn : Henan
- hb.cn : Hubei
- he.cn : Hebei
- hi.cn : Hainan
- hk.cn : Hong Kong
- hl.cn : Heilongjiang
- hn.cn : Hunan
- jl.cn : Jilin
- js.cn : Jiangsu
- jx.cn : Jiangxi
- ln.cn : Liaoning
- mo.cn : Macau
- nm.cn : Nei Mongol
- nx.cn : Ningxia
- qh.cn : Qinghai
- sc.cn : Sichuan
- sd.cn : Shandong
- sh.cn : Shanghai
- sn.cn : Shaanxi
- sx.cn : Shanxi
- tj.cn : Tianjin
- tw.cn : Taiwan
- xj.cn : Xinjiang
- xz.cn : Xizang(Tibet)
- yn.cn : Yunnan
- zj.cn : Zhejiang
Internationalized domain names with Chinese characters
Internationalized domain names with Chinese characters may be registered at the second level under the .cn top-level domain.
On 25 June 2010, ICANN approved the use of the internationalized country code top-level domains .ä¸å›½ (China in simplified Chinese characters, DNS name xn--fiqs8s) and .ä¸åœ‹ (China in traditional Chinese characters, DNS name xn--fiqz9s) by CNNIC. These two TLDs were added to the DNS in July 2010.
CNNIC proposes Chinese domain names in .å…¬å¸ (".com" in Chinese) and .ç½'络 (".net" in Chinese). However, these are not recognized by ICANN and are only available via domestic domain name registrar.
See also
- .hk (Hong Kong)
- .mo (Macau)
- .tw (Republic of China (Taiwan))
References
- Provisional Administrative Rules for Registration of Domain Names in China
External links
- IANA WHOIS for .cn
- China Internet Network Information Center
- List of Neustar accredited registrars
- Ministry of Information Industry
