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Short term loans (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Short term loans |
Components of the outstanding short term loans |
|  | As of December 31,
|  | 2017 |  | 2018
|  | RMB |  | RMB
RMB denominated |  | 580,600 |  | 1,000,000
U.S. dollar denominated |  | 326,710 |  | 343,160
Total |  | 907,310 |  | 1,343,160

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