Exhibit 8.1

List of Significant and Other Principal Subsidiaries and Variable Interest Entity of the Registrant

Subsidiaries

Name of Subsidiary		Jurisdiction of Incorporation
China The9 Interactive Limited		Hong Kong
9City Asia Limited		Hong Kong
China Crown Technology Limited		Hong Kong
Hui Ling Computer Technology Consulting (Shanghai) Co., Ltd		China
Jiu Tuo (Shanghai) Information Technology Ltd.		China
Shanghai Jiugang Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.		China
NBTC Limited		Hong Kong
Hangzhou Niuxin Technology Co., Ltd.		China

Variable interest entity and its subsidiaries

Name of Variable Interest Entity and its Subsidiary		Jurisdiction of Incorporation
Shanghai The9 Information Technology Co., Ltd.		China