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Long-term investments (Details) ¥ in Thousands, $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Jul. 31, 2022 CNY (¥) | Feb. 28, 2022 CNY (¥) | Nov. 30, 2021 CNY (¥) | Jul. 31, 2021 CNY (¥) | Feb. 28, 2021 CNY (¥) | Aug. 31, 2020 CNY (¥) item | Apr. 30, 2018 CNY (¥) | Dec. 31, 2022 CNY (¥) | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 CNY (¥) | Dec. 31, 2020 CNY (¥) | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Equity investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity method investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ¥ 1,325,800 |  | ¥ 820,294 |  |
Equity securities without readily determinable fair value: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity securities without readily determinable fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 101,536 |  | 237,920 |  |
Invested in equity securities without readily determinable fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35 |  | 4,000 | ¥ 5,442 |
Proceeds from sale of equity securities without readily determinable fair values |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 194,063 |  |  |  |
Gain from sale of equity securities without readily determinable fair values |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60,296 |  |  |  |
Equity securities with readily determinable fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 48,290 |  | 20,446 |  |
Debt investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Held-to-maturity debt securities - time deposit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,231,924 |  | 1,300,000 |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,648,861 |  | 680,723 |  |
Total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,356,411 |  | 3,059,383 |  | $ 921,593
Number of third party investors | item |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of investment |  |  |  |  |  | ¥ 200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment recognized, long term investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
Share of (loss)/income of equity investees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ¥ 377,775 | $ 54,772 | ¥ 62,510 | (66,030) |
Weighted average maturity period of held to maturity debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 year 10 months 24 days | 1 year 10 months 24 days | 2 years 2 months 12 days |  |
Total capital contribution |  |  |  | ¥ 650,000 |  |  |  | ¥ 120,000 | $ 17,398 | ¥ 650,000 |  |
Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Gain (Loss) |  |  |
Capital contribution by company |  |  |  | 550,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital contribution by unrelated investors |  |  |  | ¥ 100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities increase in fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ¥ 30,723 |  | 946,571 |  |
Amount of tax impact on the increase in fair value of available for sale debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 200,235 |  | 6,499 |  |
Other comprehensive income attributed to non-controlling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 746,336 |  | 24,224 |  |
Private company | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total consideration | ¥ 120,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 270,000 |  |  |  |
Non- Controlling Interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other comprehensive income attributed to non-controlling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 151,299 |  | ¥ 4,727 |  |
Weilan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of investment |  |  | ¥ 50,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity method investment, fair value, excess amount over consideration adjusted to additional paid in capital |  |  | ¥ 18,535 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weineng |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of equity interest |  |  |  |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |  | 19.80% |  |
Other third-party investors |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of equity interest | 19.40% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional investment | ¥ 40,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 640,000 |
Weilan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of equity interest |  |  | 1.03% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of the investment over the carrying amount |  |  | ¥ 68,535 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Private company |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity method investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Debt investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of equity interest |  |  |  |  | 4.50% |  | 22.50% |  |  |  |  |
Share of (loss)/income of equity investees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ¥ 62,510 | (66,030) |
Investment at fair value, Remeasurement gain |  |  |  |  | ¥ 29,114 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Private company | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recognized investment gain |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,652 |  |  |  |
Weineng |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 270,000 |  |  |  |
Private fund |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of investment |  | ¥ 192,723 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Private company |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of investment |  |  |  |  |  |  | ¥ 112,500 |  |  |  |  |
Share of (loss)/income of equity investees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 377,775 |  |  |  |
Realized gain in the share of income of Investee on disposal |  |  |  |  | 104,653 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment at fair value, Remeasurement |  |  |  |  | ¥ 133,767 |  |  |  |  |  | ¥ 133,767 |
Private company | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recognized investment gain |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ¥ 171,567 |  |  |  |

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