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On November 28, 2013, TLD Registry passed ICANN’s final pre-delegation testing for technical integrity, and on December 3, 2013, announced its Go-Live schedule for Dot Chinese Online and Dot Chinese Website.<ref>https://internetregistry.info/milestones/go-live-schedule-for-dot-chinese-online-dot-chinese-website/</ref>

The [[~~sunrise period~~]] began on January 17, 2014, and ran for approximately 60 days, concluding on March 17, 2014. After a two-day quiet period, the [[~~landrush period~~]] began on March 20, 2014, with celebrations taking place at the Galaxy Macau Hotel in Macau, China. A live auction event was held at the Galaxy Macau on March 21, 2014, where TLD Registry was the record-holder in names sold, selling 33 lots for approximately $182,000USD<ref>http://www.50cnnet.com/content-37-68125-1.html</ref>. The landrush period went through [[ICANN 48]] in Singapore, and officially concluded on April 24, ~~2004~~, followed by a three day quiet period. SDC of SCOPSR also acquired over 21,000 domain names under Dot Chinese Online and Dot Chinese Website, and announced that all government websites transition to Chinese IDNs in the future. General availability began on April 28, 2014.

The [[Sunrise Period]] began on January 17, 2014, and ran for approximately 60 days, concluding on March 17, 2014. After a two-day quiet period, the [[Landrush Period]] began on March 20, 2014, with celebrations taking place at the Galaxy Macau Hotel, in Macau, China. Shortly before the landrush period officially began, TLD Registry held a traditional Southern-China Feng Shui Ceremony on Macua's Hac Sa beach to “break ground” on Dot Chinese Online & Dot Chinese Website. The ceremony featured traditional Chinese elements and a blessing by feng shui Master Lin.

The live auction event was held at the Galaxy Macau on March 21, 2014, where TLD Registry was the record-holder in names sold, selling 33 domain name lots for approximately $182,000USD<ref>http://www.50cnnet.com/content-37-68125-1.html</ref>. The landrush period went through [[ICANN 48]] in Singapore, and officially concluded on April 24, 2014, followed by a three day quiet period. SDC of SCOPSR also acquired over 21,000 domain names under Dot Chinese Online and Dot Chinese Website, and announced that all government websites transition to Chinese IDNs in the future. General availability began on April 28, 2014.

Within the first six months of general availability, both Dot Chinese Online and Dot Chinese Website are #2 and #4 for most sold IDNs, selling over 50,000 domain names combined<ref>http://ntldstats.com/registry/TLD-REGISTRY-LIMITED</ref>. TLD Registry has a total of 51 registrar partners<ref>[https://internetregistry.info/registrars/tld-registry-registrars/</ref>.

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 On November 28, 2013, TLD Registry passed ICANN’s final pre-delegation testing for technical integrity, and on December 3, 2013, announced its Go-Live schedule for Dot Chinese Online and Dot Chinese Website.<ref>https://internetregistry.info/milestones/go-live-schedule-for-dot-chinese-online-dot-chinese-website/</ref>
-The [[sunrise period]] began on January 17, 2014, and ran for approximately 60 days, concluding on March 17, 2014. After a two-day quiet period, the [[landrush period]] began on March 20, 2014, with celebrations taking place at the Galaxy Macau Hotel in Macau, China. A live auction event was held at the Galaxy Macau on March 21, 2014, where TLD Registry was the record-holder in names sold, selling 33 lots for approximately $182,000USD<ref>http://www.50cnnet.com/content-37-68125-1.html</ref>. The landrush period went through [[ICANN 48]] in Singapore, and officially concluded on April 24, 2004, followed by a three day quiet period. SDC of SCOPSR also acquired over 21,000 domain names under Dot Chinese Online and Dot Chinese Website, and announced that all government websites transition to Chinese IDNs in the future. General availability began on April 28, 2014.
+The [[Sunrise Period]] began on January 17, 2014, and ran for approximately 60 days, concluding on March 17, 2014. After a two-day quiet period, the [[Landrush Period]] began on March 20, 2014, with celebrations taking place at the Galaxy Macau Hotel, in Macau, China. Shortly before the landrush period officially began, TLD Registry held a traditional Southern-China Feng Shui Ceremony on Macua's Hac Sa beach to “break ground” on Dot Chinese Online & Dot Chinese Website. The ceremony featured traditional Chinese elements and a  blessing by feng shui Master Lin.
+The live auction event was held at the Galaxy Macau on March 21, 2014, where TLD Registry was the record-holder in names sold, selling 33 domain name lots for approximately $182,000USD<ref>http://www.50cnnet.com/content-37-68125-1.html</ref>. The landrush period went through [[ICANN 48]] in Singapore, and officially concluded on April 24, 2014, followed by a three day quiet period. SDC of SCOPSR also acquired over 21,000 domain names under Dot Chinese Online and Dot Chinese Website, and announced that all government websites transition to Chinese IDNs in the future. General availability began on April 28, 2014.
 Within the first six months of general availability, both Dot Chinese Online and Dot Chinese Website are #2 and #4 for most sold IDNs, selling over 50,000 domain names combined<ref>http://ntldstats.com/registry/TLD-REGISTRY-LIMITED</ref>. TLD Registry has a total of 51 registrar partners<ref>[https://internetregistry.info/registrars/tld-registry-registrars/</ref>.