Exhibit 8.1

Subsidiaries of Registrant



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|Name:                           |  | Place of Incorporation:                                             
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|Wholly Owned Subsidiaries:      |  |                                                                     
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|1.                              |  | iSoftStone Korea Inc.                                                |  | Korea    
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|2.                              |  | iSoftStone Inc.                                                      |  | U.S.     
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|3.                              |  | iSoftStone Hong Kong Limited                                         |  | Hong Kong
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|4.                              |  | iSoftStone Japan Limited                                             |  | Japan    
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|5.                              |  | Ascend Technologies, Inc.                                            |  | U.S.     
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|6.                              |  | iSoftStone Information Technology (Group) Co., Ltd.                  |  | PRC      
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|7.                              |  | Beijing iSoftStone Data Technology Service Co., Ltd.                 |  | PRC      
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|8.                              |  | iSoftStone Information Technology Group (Dalian) Co., Ltd.           |  | PRC      
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|9.                              |  | iSoftStone Information Technology Co., Ltd.                          |  | PRC      
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|10.                             |  | Nanjing iSoftStone Information Technology Co., Ltd.                  |  | PRC      
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|11.                             |  | iSoftStone information System Service Co., Ltd.                      |  | PRC      
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|12.                             |  | Guangzhou iSoftStone Information Technology Co., Ltd.                |  | PRC      
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|13.                             |  | iSoftStone Information Technology Group Chengdu Technology Co., Ltd. |  | PRC      
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|14.                             |  | Xian iSoftStone Information Technology Co., Ltd.                    |  | PRC      
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|15.                             |  | Tianjin Saisi Information Technology Co., Ltd.                       |  | PRC      
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|16.                             |  | Hangzhou iSoftStone Information Service Co., Ltd.                    |  | PRC      
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|17.                             |  | Shanghai Kangshi Information Systems Co., Ltd.                       |  | PRC      
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|18.                             |  | Shenzhen iSoftStone Technology Co., Ltd.                             |  | PRC      
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|Majority Owned Subsidiaries:    |  |                                                                     
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|19.                             |  | Beijing Guodian Ruantong Technology Co., Ltd.                        |  | PRC      
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|20.                             |  | Beijing iSoftStone Jiewen Information Technology Co., Ltd.           |  | PRC      
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|21.                             |  | iHealthStone Co., Ltd.                                               |  | PRC      
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|Consolidated Affiliated Entity: |  |                                                                     
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|22.                             |  | Beijing iSoftStone Technologies Ltd.                                 |  | PRC      



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