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	Dec. 31, 2021 CNY (¥) ¥ / shares	Dec. 31, 2020 CNY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2019 CNY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Shareholder Voting Rights Trust Agreements Term	10 years
Variable interest entity and subsidiaries, Consolidated, Assets, Pledged		¥ 0
Restricted Cash [Member]
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Assets secured for payment of liabilities	¥ 89,704			$ 14,077
Camelot Employee Scheme Inc [Member]
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Percentage of equity interest acquired					100.00%
Beijing Camelot and its Subsidiaries [Member]
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Percentage of equity interest acquired					82.15%
Revenue Benchmark [Member] \| Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] \| Consolidated Revenue [Member]
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	88.00%	97.00%	98.10%
Xiaomi Group [Member] \| Electronic equipment [Member]
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Assets secured for payment of liabilities	¥ 750,000			$ 117,691
Beijing Yunxiang Zhisheng Technology Co Ltd [Member]
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Payment towards loans to related parties			¥ 10,000
Loan To Zhuhai King Soft Cloud [Member] \| Beijing Kingsoft Cloud Technology Co Ltd [Member]
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Payment towards loans to related parties			¥ 279
Exclusive Purchase Option Agreement With Zhuhai King Soft Cloud and Nominee Shareholders [Member] \| Beijing Kingsoft Cloud Technology Co Ltd [Member]
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Equity Method investment per share purchase price \| ¥ / shares	¥ 0.001
Exclusive Consultation and Technical Fees Agreement [Member] \| Beijing Kingsoft Cloud Technology Co Ltd [Member] \| Zhuhai Kingsoft Cloud [Member]
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Related party transaction term of agreement for consultancy services	20 years