The profit (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to owners of company.

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The amount of earnings per share when the basic and diluted measurements are equal. [Refer: Basic earnings (loss) per share; Diluted earnings (loss) per share]

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Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations. [Refer: Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share]

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Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share from discontinued operations. [Refer: Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share]

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The profit (loss) from continuing operations. [Refer: Continuing operations [member]; Profit (loss)]

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The number of ordinary shares outstanding at the beginning of the period, adjusted by the number of ordinary shares bought back or issued during the period multiplied by a time-weighting factor.

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LOSS PER SHARE (Schedule of Basic and Diluted Loss Per Share) (Details) ¥ / shares in Units, $ / shares in Units, ¥ in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2017 CNY (¥) ¥ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2016 CNY (¥) ¥ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2015 CNY (¥) ¥ / shares shares
Loss for the year attributable to owners of the Company:
From continuing operations \| ¥		¥ (6,179)	¥ (4,445)	¥ (5,273)
From discontinued operations \| ¥		¥ (23,817)	¥ (18,591)	¥ (36,176)
Weighted average number of common shares:
Basic and diluted \| shares	24,910,916	24,910,916	24,910,916	24,910,916
Loss per share - Basic and diluted:
From continuing operations \| ¥ / shares		¥ (0.25)	¥ (0.18)	¥ (0.21)
From discontinued operations \| ¥ / shares		(0.95)	(0.74)	(1.45)
Loss per share - Basic and diluted \| ¥ / shares		¥ (1.20)	¥ (0.92)	¥ (1.66)
USD [Member]
Loss for the year attributable to owners of the Company:
From continuing operations \| $	$ (949)
From discontinued operations \| $	$ (3,660)
Weighted average number of common shares:
Basic and diluted \| shares	24,910,916	24,910,916
Loss per share - Basic and diluted:
From continuing operations \| $ / shares	$ (0.04)
From discontinued operations \| $ / shares	(0.15)
Loss per share - Basic and diluted \| $ / shares	$ (0.19)