[CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE Title of each class of securities to be registered (1)(2) Amount to be Proposed maximum (1) per share (1)(2) Proposed maximum Amount of Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share (3) 46,000,000 $2.50 $115,000,000 $8,199.50 (4) (1) Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the amount of registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(a) under the] [Direct: +852 2801 6066 Fax: +852 2801 6767 E-mail: rthorp@thorpalberga.com To: Daqo New Energy Corp. 6 October 2010 Dear Sirs Daqo New Energy Corp. Company Commission Act Registration Statement Shares We have acted as Cayman Islands legal advisers to Daqo New Energy Corp. (the “ 1 Documents Reviewed For the purposes of this opinion we have reviewed originals, copies or] [KADDEN RPS LATE EAGHER LOM LLP S 300 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90071-3144 __________ TEL: (213) 687-5000 FAX: (213) 687-5600 www.skadden.com FIRM/AFFILIATE OFFICES __________ BOSTON CHICAGO HOUSTON NEW YORK PALO ALTO SAN FRANCISCO WASHINGTON, D.C. WILMINGTON __________ BEIJING BRUSSELS FRANKFURT HONG KONG LONDON MOSCOW MUNICH PARIS SÃO PAULO SHANGHAI SINGAPORE SYDNEY TOKYO TORONTO VIENNA October 6, 2010 Daqo] [UN E AW FFICES J China Resources Building, 20th Floor Beijing 100005, P. R. China Tel.: (86-10) 8519-1300 Fax: (86-10) 8519-1350 E-mail: junhebj@junhe.com Homepage: www.junhe.com To: Daqo New Energy Corp. 666 Longdu Avenue Wanzhou, Chongqing, 404000 People’s Republic of China Dear Sirs, PRC We are lawyers qualified in the People’s Republic of China (the “ Company Registration Statement SEC Prospectus] [Polysilicon Sales and Purchase Agreement Contract No. : DQLY100712 SFBE-100712-DQ Between Chongqing Daqo New Energy Co., Ltd. (Party A) And Jiangsu Linyang Solarfun Co., Ltd. (Party B) Party A and Party B, through friendly negotiation, reached the following agreement on the purchase of solar grade polysilicon. The parties shall abide by the following terms and conditions: Article 1: Subject Matter] [Contract No. : TWNE-CG-CA10029 Polysilicon Sales and Purchase Agreement Party A: Tianwei New Energy Holdings Co., Ltd. Form of Enterprise: Limited Liability Company Registered Address: Chengdu, Sichuan Legal Representative: Ding Qiang Bank of Deposit: Shuangliu Branch, Bank of China Account No.: 841000083218091001 Tel: 028-67050187 Fax: 028-67050181 Party B: Chongqing Daqo New Energy Co., Ltd. Form of Enterprise: Limited Liability Company] [CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM We consent to the use in this Amendment No. 9 to Registration Statement No. 333-164307 of our report dated August 18, 2010 relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule of Daqo New Energy Corp., which report expresses an unqualified opinion on the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule and] [UN E AW FFICES J China Resources Building, 20th Floor Beijing 100005, P. R. China Tel.: (86-10) 8519-1300 Fax: (86-10) 8519-1350 E-mail: junhebj@junhe.com October 6, 2010 To: 666 Longdu Avenue Wanzhou, Chongqing 404000 People’s Republic of China Re: Legal Opinion on Certain PRC Law Matters PRC We are lawyers qualified in the People’s Republic of China (the “ Company Registration]

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