Exhibit 8.1
PRINCIPAL SUBSIDIARIES AND VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES OF NETEASE, INC.
Subsidiaries: | | Jurisdiction of Incorporation |
NetEase Interactive Entertainment Limited | | British Virgin Islands |
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Lede Inc. (previously named Ujia.com, Inc.) | | Cayman Islands |
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NetEase Media, Inc. | | Cayman Islands |
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HQG, Inc. | | Cayman Islands |
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Youdao, Inc. | | Cayman Islands |
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Yanxuan, Inc. | | Cayman Islands |
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Miaode.com, Inc. | | Cayman Islands |
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NetEase (Hong Kong) Limited | | Hong Kong |
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Hong Kong NetEase Interactive Entertainment Limited | | Hong Kong |
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Lede (Hong Kong) Limited (previously named Ujia (Hong Kong) Limited) | | Hong Kong |
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NetEase Media (Hong Kong) Limited | | Hong Kong |
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HQG, Limited | | Hong Kong |
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Youdao (Hong Kong) Limited | | Hong Kong |
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Yanxuan (Hong Kong) Limited | | Hong Kong |
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Guangzhou Boguan Telecommunication Technology Co., Ltd. | | People’s Republic of China |
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NetEase Information Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. | | People’s Republic of China |
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NetEase Youdao Information Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. | | People’s Republic of China |
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Hangzhou Langhe Technology Co., Ltd. | | People’s Republic of China |
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NetEase (Hangzhou) Network Co., Ltd. | | People’s Republic of China |
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Lede Technology Co., Ltd. | | People’s Republic of China |
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NetEase Media Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. | | People’s Republic of China |
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Hangzhou Youmai Technology Co., Ltd. | | People’s Republic of China |
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Hangzhou NetEase Yanxuan Trading Co., Ltd. | | People’s Republic of China |
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Tianjin Wang Zhi Yi Innovation and Technology Co., Ltd. | | People’s Republic of China |
Variable Interest Entities: | | Jurisdiction of Incorporation |
Guangzhou NetEase Computer System Co., Ltd.(1) | | People’s Republic of China |
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Beijing NetEase Media Co., Ltd. (previously named Beijing Guangyitong Advertising Co., Ltd.) | | People’s Republic of China |
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Hangzhou NetEase Leihuo Network Co., Ltd. (previously named Hangzhou Leihuo Network Co., Ltd.) | | People’s Republic of China |
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Beijing NetEase Youdao Computer System Co., Ltd. | | People’s Republic of China |
(1) Guangzhou NetEase Computer System Co., Ltd. also has a wholly-owned subsidiary, Wangyibao Co., Ltd., which is incorporated under the laws of the People’s Republic of China.
(2) Starting in August 2008, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (together with its affiliated companies) agreed to license certain online games to Shanghai EaseNet Network Technology Co., Ltd. for operation in the PRC. Shanghai EaseNet Network Technology Co., Ltd. is a People’s Republic of China company owned by William Lei Ding, our Chief Executive Officer, director and major shareholder and has contractual arrangements with the joint venture established between, and owned equally by, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (together with its affiliated companies) and us, and with us. The joint venture was established concurrently with the licensing of games from Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (together with its affiliated companies) in August 2008 and provides technical services to Shanghai EaseNet Network Technology Co., Ltd.
