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SHARE BASED COMPENSATION (Narrative) (Details)	May 04, 2015 Item $ / shares shares	Apr. 13, 2015 shares	Mar. 01, 2015 shares	Oct. 10, 2014 $ / shares	Aug. 18, 2014 shares	Nov. 16, 2016 $ / shares shares	Nov. 15, 2016 $ / shares	Sep. 23, 2016 shares	Aug. 25, 2016 shares	Aug. 31, 2014 shares	Aug. 31, 2009 Item shares	Dec. 31, 2016 CNY (¥) ¥ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2015 CNY (¥) ¥ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2014 CNY (¥) ¥ / shares	Dec. 31, 2016 $ / shares	Aug. 20, 2015 shares	Apr. 30, 2015 shares	Oct. 31, 2014 shares	Jul. 31, 2009 shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options granted												1,760,000	1,760,000
Additional stock-based compensation expense \| ¥															¥ 1,608,968
Share-based compensation \| ¥												¥ 89,567,699		¥ 112,714,385	42,689,995
Market value of ordinary shares \| (per share)												¥ 26.45				$ 3.81
Intrinsic value of options exercised \| ¥												¥ 81,059,329		¥ 152,515,116	¥ 67,877,828
Fair value per option at grant date (RMB) \| ¥ / shares												¥ 17.48		¥ 27.73	¥ 28.42
Unrecognized share-based compensation expense \| ¥												¥ 57,514,872
Unrecognized share-based compensation expense, weighted-average recognition period												3 years	3 years
Cash received from the exercise of share options \| ¥												¥ 21,730,663
Stock options outstanding												14,656,086		14,627,422
Stock based compensation from issuance of options \| ¥												¥ 89,567,699
Share Based Compensation												203,269,631	$ 29,276,918	¥ 112,714,385	¥ 42,689,995
Discontinued Operations [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share Based Compensation \| ¥												¥ 113,701,932
JinkoSolar Power [Member]
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Stock Options [Member]
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Fair value per option at grant date (RMB) \| ¥ / shares															¥ 28.42
Stock Options [Member] \| JinkoSolar Power [Member]
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Contractual life												10 years	10 years
Stock Options [Member] \| Officer [Member]
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Exercise price of options granted \| $ / shares				$ 5.93
Additional stock-based compensation expense \| ¥												¥ 1,410,137		¥ 35,513
Stock Options [Member] \| Officer [Member] \| JinkoSolar Power [Member]
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Stock Options [Member] \| Officer [Member] \| JinkoSolar Power [Member] \| Vest on the grant date [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	40.00%
Stock Options [Member] \| Officer [Member] \| JinkoSolar Power [Member] \| Vest on the second and third anniversaries [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
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Stock Options [Member] \| Directors and employees [Member] \| JinkoSolar Power [Member]
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Contractual life											7 years
Number of vesting increments											5
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Number of employees to whom options granted \| Item											1
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period											36 months
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Contractual life										10 years
Number of vesting increments										5
Stock options outstanding						9,472,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Plan Modification, Incremental Compensation Cost \| ¥												19,545,720
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Equity Incentive Plan [Member] \| Stock Options [Member]
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2009 and 2014 Plan [Member] \| Stock Options [Member] \| Officer [Member]
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Contractual life			5 years 11 months 5 days
Number of vesting increments			5