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Exhibit 8.1
 
Significant Subsidiaries
 
A summary of our subsidiaries and Chinese affiliated entity or variable interest entity and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2009 is as follows:

Name
 
Date of
incorporation or
acquisition
 
Percentage of
legal
ownership
 
Place of
incorporation
Subsidiaries of the Company
           
CMR Web-learning Co., Ltd. ("CMR Web")
 
July 29, 1999
 
70%
 
PRC
Hongcheng Technology Development Co., Ltd. ("Hongcheng Technology")
 
July 31, 2000
 
100%
 
PRC
Beijing Xuezhi Times Education Science Co., Ltd. ("Beijing Xuezhi")
 
October 18, 2001
 
100%
 
PRC
Zhong Nongda Networks Development Co., Ltd. ("Zhongnongda Networks")
 
October 30, 2001
 
55%
 
PRC
Beijing Hongcheng Liye Technology Co., Ltd. ("Hongcheng Liye")
 
April 15, 2003
 
100%
 
PRC
Dalian Dongcai Technology Co., Ltd. ("Dongcai")
 
June 4, 2003
 
70%
 
PRC
Beijing WITT Education Consultant Management Co., Ltd. ("WITT Education")
 
July 4, 2003
 
100%
 
PRC
BJ-WITT EDU MAN. LTD. ("BJ-WITT")
 
July 4, 2003
 
100%
 
BVI
Chongqing Chongda Yuanxing Co., Ltd. ("Chongda")
 
December 24, 2003
 
51%
 
PRC
Beijing BCIT Science and Education Management Consulting Limited ("Beijing BCIT")
 
January 13, 2005
 
100%
 
PRC
Beijing WITT Science Co., Ltd. ("WITT Science")
 
December 26, 2005
 
100%
 
PRC
Beijing Gotop Education Co., Ltd. ("Gotop Hongcheng")
 
December 26, 2005
 
100%
 
PRC
Beijing BCIT Science and Education Management Consulting Limited ("BJ-BCIT")
 
February 10, 2006
 
100%
 
BVI
Beijing Distance Education Technology Co., Ltd. ("Yuancheng Education")
 
March 31, 2006
 
65%
 
PRC
Tianjin Gaotuo Hongcheng Education Technology Co., Ltd. ("Tianjin Gaotuo Hongcheng")
 
June 26, 2006
 
100%
 
PRC
Beijing Beiyuda Education Technology Co., Ltd. ("Beiyuda")
 
September 26, 2006
 
51%
 
PRC

 
 

 

Name
 
Date of
incorporation or
acquisition
 
Percentage of
legal
ownership
 
Place of
incorporation
Beijing Mingdaoyuan Technology Co., Ltd. ("Beijing Mingdao")
 
March 27, 2007
 
51%
 
PRC
Shanghai Shangcai Education Technology Co., Ltd. ("Shanghai Shangcai")
 
April 18, 2008
 
51%
 
PRC
Dongcai Online Training Center ("Dongcai Online")
 
July 10, 2008
 
70%
 
PRC
Beijing Zhonglin Technology Co., Ltd. ("Zhonglin")
 
November 3, 2008
 
51%
 
PRC
Guangxi Hongcheng Times Technology Development Co., Ltd. ("Guangxi Hongcheng")
 
February 10, 2009
 
51%
 
PRC
Fuzhou Haojiaoshi Distance Education Service Co., Ltd. ("Fuzhou Good Teacher")
 
December 7, 2009
 
51%
 
PRC
             
Variable Interest Entity of the Company
           
Beijing Hongcheng Education Technology Co., Ltd. ("Hongcheng Education")
 
March 7, 2005
 
N/A*
 
PRC
             
Subsidiaries of Variable Interest Entity
           
Beijing Gotop Electronic Science Co., Ltd. ("Gotop Electronic") (1)
 
November 29, 1995
 
N/A
 
PRC
Xiandai Xingye Network Technology Co., Ltd.  ("Xiandai Technology") (1)
 
November 7, 2000
 
N/A
 
PRC
Pingdingshan Wellent Bilingual School ("Pingdingshan") (1)
 
September 3, 2002
 
N/A
 
PRC
Anqing Foreign Language Middle School ("Anqing Foreign Language") (1)
 
August 2, 2004
 
N/A
 
PRC
Jingzhou Tianchang Investment Co., Ltd. ("Tianchang") (2)
 
September 6, 2005
 
N/A
 
PRC
Jingzhou Middle School South Campus ("South Campus") (3)
 
December 28, 2005
 
N/A
 
PRC
Beijing Hongcheng YoYo Technology Co., Ltd. ("Hongcheng YoYo") (1)
 
November 3, 2009
 
N/A
 
PRC
 

* PRC regulations currently limit foreign ownership of entities that provide Internet content and engage in primary and junior high school education.  To comply with PRC laws and regulations, we provide such services in China through our variable interest entity, Hongcheng Education, and its subsidiaries.
(1) Wholly owned subsidiary of Hongcheng Education (variable interest entity of the Company)
(2) 72.5% of its equity interest is held by Hongcheng Education (variable interest entity of the Company)
(3) 54% of its equity interest is held by Hongcheng Education (variable interest entity of the Company)