Exhibit 8.1

List of Subsidiaries	​ ​ ​	Jurisdiction of Incorporation	​ ​ ​	Ownership
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Subsidiaries of Origin Agritech Limited (BVI)	​	​	​	​
State Harvest Holdings Limited (BVI)	​	British Virgin Islands	​	100%
OAL SMY Corporation	​	New Jersey, United States	​	100%
Origin BioScience Limited	​	British Virgin Islands	​	100%
Beijing Origin State Harvest Biotechnology Limited	​	Peoples’ Republic of China	​	100%
State Harvest Holdings Limited (Hong Kong)	​	Hong Kong, China	​	100% subsidiary of Origin BioScience Limited
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Variable Interest Entity under Beijing Origin State Harvest Biotechnology Limited	​	​	​	​
Hainan Aoyu Biotechnology Limited (“Hainan Aoyu”)	​	Peoples’ Republic of China	​	100%
Aoyu (Sanya) Technology Co., Ltd	​	Peoples’ Republic of China	​	95% - Subsidiary of Hainan Aoyu
Beijing Origin Agriculture Limited	​	Peoples’ Republic of China	​	100% - Subsidiary of Hainan Aoyu
Xinjiang Originbo Seed Company Limited	​	Peoples’ Republic of China	​	70.52% - Subsidiary of Beijing Origin Agriculture Limited
Xuzhou Origin Agricultural Technology Ltd.	​	Peoples’ Republic of China	​	65% - Subsidiary of Beijing Origin Agriculture Limited
Anhui Origin Agriculture Limited	​	Peoples’ Republic of China	​	65% - Subsidiary of Beijing Origin Agriculture Limited
Hubei Origin Agriculture Limited	​	Peoples’ Republic of China	​	65% - Subsidiary of Beijing Origin Agriculture Limited
Henan Aoyu Zhongye Limited	​	Peoples’ Republic of China	​	65% - Subsidiary of Beijing Origin Agriculture Limited
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Subsidiaries held by Beijing Origin State Harvest Biotechnology Limited	​	​	​	​
Hubei Aoyu Agricultural Technology Limited	​	Peoples’ Republic of China	​	51%
Anhui Aoyu Zhonggye Technology Ltd.	​	Peoples’ Republic of China	​	50%
Shandong Aoruixinong Agricultural Technology Limited	​	Peoples’ Republic of China	​	51%
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