Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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The average effective interest rate during the reporting period.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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For the form of debt having an initial term of less than one year or less than the normal operating cycle, if longer, average borrowings during the period.

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SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS FROM THIRD PARTIES (Details Textual) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 15, 2016	Aug. 24, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			8.00%		8.00%
Short-term Debt, Average Outstanding Amount			$ 2,226,753	$ 0	$ 742,251	$ 0
Merit Crown Limited [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount			3,519,580		3,519,580		$ 0
US Dollar Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount			$ 1,500,000		$ 1,500,000		$ 2,000,000
US Dollar Loan [Member] \| Hong Kong Takung Assets and Equity of Artworks Exchange Co., Limited [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 1,500,000	$ 2,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	8.00%	8.00%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Short-term Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate During Period				0.00%		0.00%