[eLong Enters into Definitive Merger Agreement for Going Private Transaction Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, eLong shareholders other than those in the Buyer Group will receive US$9.00 in cash for each ordinary share of the Company (a “Share”) they hold or US$18.00 in cash for each American Depositary Share, each representing two (2) Shares (an “ADS”) they hold.] [Execution Version AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER by and among CHINA E-DRAGON HOLDINGS LIMITED , CHINA E-DRAGON MERGERSUB LIMITED and ELONG, INC. dated as of February 4, 2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION 2 Section 1.1 Certain Definitions 2 Section 1.2 Terms Defined Elsewhere 10 Section 1.3 Interpretation 12 ARTICLE II THE MERGER 13 Section 2.1] []