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INVESTMENTS (Details)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 CNY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2018 CNY (¥)
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Investments in equity investees	$ 1,436,410	¥ 10,000,000	¥ 45,216,118
Shanghai Big Data Cultures Media Co
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Equity method investments			6,146,104
Maxline Holdings Limited Maxline
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Equity method investments			1,367,285
Shanghai Institute of Visual Art of Fudan University ("SIVA")
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Cost method investments	$ 1,436,410	¥ 10,000,000	10,000,000
T3 Entertainment Co., Ltd.
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Cost method investments			24,892,921
Smartposting Co, Ltd.
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Cost method investments			¥ 2,809,808