EXHIBIT 8.1

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

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Subsidiaries

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Name of Subsidiary	​	Jurisdiction of Incorporation
GameNow.net (Hong Kong) Limited	​	Hong Kong
China The9 Interactive Limited	​	Hong Kong
New Star International Development Limited	​	Hong Kong
9City Asia Limited	​	Hong Kong
Red 5 Studios, Inc.	​	Delaware, USA
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
NFTStar Singapore Pte. Ltd.	​	Singapore
NFTSTAR Hong Kong Ltd.	​	Hong Kong
NFTSTAR US Inc.	​	Delaware, USA

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Variable interest entity and its subsidiaries

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

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