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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001145549-08-002095.txt : 20081219
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001145549-08-002095
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	S-8
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
FILED AS OF DATE:		20081219
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20081219
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20081219

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			The9 LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001296774
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-BUSINESS SERVICES, NEC [7389]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			E9
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-8
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-156306
		FILM NUMBER:		081258835

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		BUILDING NO.3, 690 BIBO ROAD
		STREET 2:		ZHANG JIANG HI-TECH PARK
		CITY:			PUDONG NEW AREA, SHANGHAI
		STATE:			F4
		ZIP:			201203
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(86) 21 - 5172 9999

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2ND FLOOR, ZEPHYR HOUSE, MARY STREET
		STREET 2:		P.O. BOX 709, GEORGE TOWN
		CITY:			GRAND CAYMAN
		STATE:			E9
		ZIP:			-
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December&nbsp;19, 2008</B>
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B><DIV align="center"><DIV style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 16pt; width: 26%; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV></DIV></B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>The9 Limited</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt"><I>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)<BR>
<DIV align="center"><DIV style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 16pt; width: 26%; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV></DIV></I></DIV>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Cayman Islands</B><BR>
<I>(State or other jurisdiction of <BR>
incorporation or organization)</I>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Not Applicable</B><BR>
<I>(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification Number)</I></TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Building No.&nbsp;3, 690 Bibo Road<BR>
Zhang Jiang Hi-Tech Park<BR>
Pudong New Area, Pudong<BR>
Shanghai 201203, People&#146;s Republic of China</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><I>(Address
of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)</I></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B><DIV align="center"><DIV style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 16pt; width: 26%; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV></DIV></B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Amended 2004 Stock Option Plan</B><BR>
<I>(Full Title of the Plan)</I><BR>
<B><DIV align="center"><DIV style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 16pt; width: 26%; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV></DIV><BR>
CT Corporation System<BR>
111 Eighth Avenue<BR>
New York, New York 10011<BR>
(212)&nbsp;894-8940</B><BR>
<I>(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</I><BR>
<B><DIV align="center"><DIV style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 16pt; width: 26%; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV></DIV></B><BR>
<I>Copies to:</I><BR>
<B>David T. Zhang<BR>
Eugene Y. Lee<BR>
Latham &#038; Watkins LLP<BR>
41</B><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top"><B>st</b></SUP><b> Floor, One Exchange Square<BR>
8 Connaught Place, Central<BR>
Hong Kong S.A.R., China<BR>
(852)&nbsp;2522-7886</B></DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated
filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
(Check one):
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<TD>Accelerated
filer&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#254;</FONT></TD>
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<TD>Smaller reporting company&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></DIV>

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    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Title of Securities to be Registered</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Amount to be</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Proposed Maximum</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Proposed Maximum</B></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Offering Price</B></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Aggregate</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Registration</B></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Offering Price</B></TD>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Ordinary Shares, $0.01 par value per share&nbsp;(3)</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">7,016(2)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$30.90(2)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$216,794.40(2)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Ordinary Shares, $0.01 par value per share&nbsp;(3)</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom">995,000(2)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom">$38.537(2)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom">$38,344,315.00(2)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Ordinary Shares, $0.01 par value per share&nbsp;(3)</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom">46,650(2)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom">$12.04(2)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom">$561,666.00(2)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Ordinary Shares, $0.01 par value per share&nbsp;(3)</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom">2,055,518(2)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom">$12.835(2)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom">$26,382,573.53(2)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Total</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">3,104,184(2)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&#151;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$65,505,348.93(2)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$2,574.36</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Represents 3,104,184 shares of ordinary shares, par value $0.01 per share, issuable pursuant
to the Amended 2004 Stock Option Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;) of The9 Limited, being newly registered
hereunder. In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Registration Statement includes an indeterminate number of additional shares which may be
offered and issued to prevent dilution from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions as provided in the
above-referenced plan.</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h)(1), the maximum aggregate offering price is calculated as the sum of
(a)&nbsp;the product of 7,016 shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding options as of
December&nbsp;19, 2008 multiplied by the exercise price of $30.90 per share, which is equal to an
aggregate offering price of $216,794.40, (b)&nbsp;the product of 995,000 shares issuable upon the
exercise of outstanding options as of December&nbsp;19, 2008 multiplied by the exercise price of
$38.537 per share, which is equal to an aggregate offering price of $38,344,315.00, (c)&nbsp;the
product of 46,650 shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding
options as of December&nbsp;19,
2008 multiplied by the exercise price of $12.04 per share, which is equal to an aggregate
offering price of $561,666.00, and (d)&nbsp;the product of the remaining 2,055,518 shares under
the Plan multiplied by the average of the high and low prices for the Registrant&#146;s American
Depositary Shares, or ADSs, as quoted on the Nasdaq Global Market on December&nbsp;16, 2008, or
$12.835, which is equal to an aggregate offering price of $26,382,573.53.</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(3)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>These shares may be represented by the Registrant&#146;s ADSs, each of which represents one
ordinary share. The Registrant&#146;s ADSs issuable upon deposit of the ordinary shares registered
hereby have been registered under a separate registration statement on Form F-6, as amended
(333-120814).</TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><A href="#101">INCORPORATION OF PREVIOUS REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></DIV></TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><A href="#102">PART II<BR>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<A href="#103">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</A></TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><A href="#104">SIGNATURES</A></TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><A href="#105">POWER OF ATTORNEY</A></TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><A href="#106">EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Exh. 5.1</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Maples and Calder.</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Exh. 23.1</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Maples and Calder (included in Exhibit 5.1).</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Exh. 23.2</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian CPAs Limited Company.</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Exh. 24.1</DIV></TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, The9 Limited (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) is filing this
registration statement on Form S-8 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;)
to include an additional 3,104,184 ordinary shares under its Amended 2004 Stock Option Plan (the
&#147;Plan&#148;), which was amended and restated to increase the maximum number of the Registrant&#146;s ordinary
shares that may be issued pursuant to options or other awards granted under the Plan to a total of
4,449,614 shares. Pursuant to Instruction E, the contents of the Registrant&#146;s Form S-8 Registration
Statement No.&nbsp;333-127700 filed with the Commission on August&nbsp;19, 2005 (the &#147;Prior Registration
Statement&#148;) are hereby incorporated by reference, including the periodic reports that the
Registrant filed after the Prior Registration Statement to maintain current information about the
Registrant.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART II</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8. </B><U><B>Exhibits</B></U><B>.</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Maples and Calder.</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Maples and Calder (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian CPAs Limited Company.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney (included on signature page hereto).</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Shanghai, China, on
December&nbsp;19, 2008.
</DIV>

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    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>THE9 LIMITED</B><BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Jun Zhu
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2">Jun Zhu&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>

    <TD valign="top">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2">Chairman of the Board and<br>
Chief Executive Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes
and appoints, severally and not jointly, Mr.&nbsp;Jun Zhu, with full power to act alone, as his or her
true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with the power of substitution, for and in such person&#146;s name,
place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto each said attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she
might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each said attorney-in-fact
may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Signature</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Title</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ Jun Zhu<BR>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV align="center">Jun Zhu</DIV>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Chairman of the Board and<BR>
Chief Executive Officer<BR>
(principal executive officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">December&nbsp;19, 2008</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ George Lai<BR>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV align="center">George Lai</div>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Chief Financial Officer<BR>
(principal financial and<BR>
accounting officer )
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">December&nbsp;19, 2008</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ Cheung Kin Au-Yeung<BR>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV align="center">Cheung Kin Au-Yeung</div>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">December&nbsp;19, 2008</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ Davin Mackenzie<BR>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV align="center">Davin Mackenzie</div>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">December&nbsp;19, 2008</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ Chao Y. Wang<BR>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV align="center">Chao Y. Wang</div>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">December&nbsp;19, 2008</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ Ka Keung Yeung<BR>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV align="center">Ka Keung Yeung</div>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">December&nbsp;19, 2008</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ Donald J. Puglisi<BR>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Name: Donald J. Puglisi <BR>
Title: &nbsp;&nbsp;Managing Director, <BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Puglisi &#038; Associates
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Authorized Representative in<BR>
the United States
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">December&nbsp;19, 2008</TD>
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><U>Exhibit&nbsp;5.1</U>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">&#091;MAPLES and CALDER LETTERHEAD&#093;
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">The9 Limited<br>
Building No.&nbsp;3, 690 Bibo Road<br>
Zhang Jiang Hi-Tech Park<br>
Pudong New Area, Pudong<br>
Shanghai 201203<br>
People&#146;s Republic of China
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Direct: &#043;852 2971 3014<br>
E-mail:john.trehey@maplesandcalder.com</TD>
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">December&nbsp;18, 2008
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Re: </B><U><B>The9 Limited</B></U>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We have examined the Registration Statement on Form S-8 to be filed by The9 Limited, a Cayman
Islands exempted company incorporated with limited liability (the &#147;<B>Company</B>&#148;), with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the &#147;<B>Registration Statement"</B>), relating to the registration under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of an amount of ordinary shares of the Company (the &#147;<B>Shares</B>&#148;)
for issuance pursuant to the following Plan (the &#147;<B>Plan</B>&#148;):
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Amended 2004 Stock Option Plan
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As Cayman Islands counsel to the Company, we have examined the corporate authorisations of the
Company in connection with the Plan and the issue of the Shares by the Company and have assumed
that the Shares will be issued in accordance with the Plan and the resolutions authorising their
issue.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It is our opinion that the Shares to be issued by the Company have been duly and validly
authorised, and when issued, sold and paid for in the manner described in the Plan and in
accordance with the resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company (or any committee
to whom the Board of Directors have delegated their powers with respect to administration of the
Plan) and when appropriate entries have been made in the Register of Members of the Company, will
be legally issued as, fully paid and nonassessable.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and further
consent to all references to us in the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Yours faithfully,<BR>
/s/ Maples and Calder
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Maples and Calder
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><U>Exhibit&nbsp;23.2</U>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of
The9 Limited of our report dated June&nbsp;27, 2008 relating to the consolidated financial statements
and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in The9 Limited&#146;s
Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2007.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian CPAs Limited Company
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Shanghai, the People&#146;s Republic of China<BR>
December&nbsp;18, 2008
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