What is .香格里拉?
Brand TLDs operate under Specification 13 of ICANN's registry agreement. It lets a trademark owner keep every second-level name for itself, so you won't find .香格里拉 names for sale at any registrar.
.香格里拉 entered the DNS root zone on July 2, 2016, 10 years ago. It came out of ICANN's New gTLD Program, the 2012 application round that grew the root from 22 generic TLDs to well over a thousand.
In the DNS, .香格里拉 is stored as the ASCII string xn--5su34j936bgsg (its "A-label"). Browsers and apps that support IDNs show the native script instead.
Shangri‐La International Hotel Management Limited also runs one other TLD, including .shangrila.
On the technical side, .香格里拉 is served by 6 authoritative name servers, every one of them reachable over IPv6. It is also DNSSEC-signed: the root zone carries a DS record for .香格里拉, which lets validating resolvers check its answers cryptographically. Registration data is published over RDAP and WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.nic.xn--5su34j936bgsg).
Same registry, other endings
1 other TLD shares this operator.
.香格里拉 FAQ
What country is .香格里拉?
None. .香格里拉 is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .香格里拉 domain extension?
Shangri‐La International Hotel Management Limited operates .香格里拉 as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .香格里拉 created?
.香格里拉 was delegated to the DNS root zone on July 2, 2016.
Is .香格里拉 a valid domain?
Yes. .香格里拉 is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2016, so .香格里拉 addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .香格里拉 domain?
No. .香格里拉 is a brand TLD under ICANN Specification 13, so names are reserved for Shangri‐La International Hotel Management Limited.
Is .香格里拉 DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .香格里拉.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed December 8, 2025. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
