.bj.cn Domain: China's Regional Extension for Beijing
.bj.cn is one of the administrative-region domains under .cn, the country code top-level domain of China, and it stands for Beijing. The zone is administered by the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC); .cn itself entered the root zone on 28 November 1990. Under CNNIC's implementation rules, administrative-region domains are divided according to the abbreviated names of China's administrative divisions: there are 34 of them, matching the country's 34 provinces, autonomous regions and directly governed municipalities. The example given in the rules is plain — organisations in Beijing may choose a name in the form no8ms.bj.cn.
What such an address carries is geographic information: a visitor reading the end of the address sees that the organisation is associated with Beijing. The registration rules are shared with .cn. Under the national top-level domain registration rules names are allocated first come, first served, and the applicant must submit identity documents, keep the registration data true, accurate and complete, and have the registration service provider verify it. Organisations are asked for a business licence or an organisation registration certificate.
One obligation continues after registration: changes to the registration data must be reported within 30 days, failing which correction is required and, if it does not follow, the registration may be cancelled. .com.cn is set aside for showing commercial identity in the address, .org.cn for not-for-profit bodies and .cn for addressing the country as a whole. Check the name you have in mind on the domain search page.
.BJ.CN Domain at a Glance
- Registry China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC)
- Region represented Beijing
- Place in the namespace One of the 34 administrative-region domains under .cn
- Identity verification The domain does not activate until data is verified against documents
- Keeping data current Changes to registration data must be reported within 30 days
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .bj.cn domain
- Country China
- Character Length 3 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.bj.cn Domain Prices — No Surprise Fees
Registration, transfer and renewal fees are listed separately. The renewal price can differ from the first-year price, so you see both up front.
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New Registration
$26.50 /year -
Renewal
$29.15 /year -
Restore
$124.90 -
Trustee Service
$1.00
Included With Every .bj.cn Domain
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Free DNS management
Change A, MX, TXT and CNAME records yourself from the panel — no waiting on anyone when you move a site or mailbox.
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Domain lock
While the lock is on, nobody can move your domain to another registrar without your approval.
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Domain forwarding
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.bj.cn Domain Lifecycle
What happens day by day after it expires
Day 0 is the domain's expiry dateIn short: for .bj.cn the post-expiry timeline is set by the registry, so it differs from one extension to the next. The diagram below shows the windows that actually apply to .bj.cn, day by day. One thing never changes, whichever extension you hold: renewing before the expiry date is always the cheapest and safest route.
Domain Is Available (Available)
A .bj.cn address at this stage has not been taken yet, and it goes to whoever registers first. Check the name you have in mind — if it is free, it can be yours within minutes.
Domain Is Active (Active Period)
Once registration is complete, the domain is registered to you for the term you selected. You can renew at any point before it expires to keep it active, or switch on auto-renewal so you never have to watch the date.
Redemption Period (Redemption Period)
The domain is not released the moment it expires — during this window it is still yours and can be recovered. Some extensions charge an extra restore fee at this stage, so renewing before expiry is always the cheaper route.
Domain Is Available Again
Once deletion completes, the domain leaves the system and anyone can register it — popular names are often taken the same minute by someone watching. Keep auto-renewal on so a name you care about never gets this far.
.bj.cn Domain Specifications and Registration Rules
Registration conditions, supported features and the registry's own timelines in a single table.
.bj.cn Domain Registration
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .bj.cn domain
- Country China
- Character Length 3 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.bj.cn Domain Support
- IDN Support No
- Transfer Support No
- Late Renewal Support No
Trustee Requirement for .bj.cn Domains
Frequently Asked Questions About .bj.cn Domains
The questions people actually ask before registering — answered plainly.
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Under the national top-level domain registration rules, natural persons, legal persons and unincorporated organisations may apply for .cn and the domains beneath it, and names are allocated first come, first served. CNNIC's implementation rules state no separate registration restriction for administrative-region domains. The example given in the rules points to organisations in Beijing: a name in the form no8ms.bj.cn may be chosen.
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The registration rules are shared; the difference is in what the address says. .cn points to the country as a whole, while .bj.cn is one of the 34 administrative-region domains and stands for Beijing. For an organisation identified with a particular city, a regional name gives visitors a geographic signal at address level. Where short .cn names have run out, regional domains also open up an alternative space.
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Even once the registration itself is complete, the domain does not activate until the registration data has been confirmed against the documents supplied — meaning the address will not open in a browser. Natural persons are asked for an identity document and organisations for a business licence or registration certificate, and the registration service provider carries out the verification. Applicant names that do not match the document exactly are the most common cause of delay.
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Changes to the registration data must be reported within 30 days. Where the information is found to be untrue, inaccurate or incomplete, the registration service provider requires correction, and failing that the registration may be refused or cancelled. In practice, postponing a change of address, company name or authorised contact puts the domain directly at risk. Update the record in the same week the change happens.
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CNNIC's implementation rules state no separate registration restriction for administrative-region domains, and the example they give points to organisations in Beijing. The real question here is not permission but how the address reads: the bj at the end points a visitor to Beijing. If your activity is concentrated in another city, that region's domain — or .cn for a nationwide audience — sends a more accurate signal.
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Beneath .cn the split follows intended use: .com.cn is set aside for showing commercial identity in the address and .org.cn for not-for-profit bodies. Administrative-region domains carry a geographic marker instead; bj.cn stands for Beijing and sh.cn for Shanghai. The registration rules and the identity verification requirement are the same across all of them.
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