Cash and cash equivalents

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Cash and cash equivalents [Abstract]

5.	Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents represent cash on hand and demand deposits placed with banks or other financial institutions. Cash and cash equivalents balance as of December 31, 2014 and 2015 primarily consist of the following currencies:

	December 31, 2014				December 31, 2015
	Amount		RMB equivalent		Amount		RMB equivalent

RMB		394,214		394,214		450,802		450,802
US$		13,205		80,814		73,632		478,132
Total				475,028				928,934

- Definition

The entire disclosure for cash and cash equivalent footnotes, which may include the types of deposits and money market instruments, applicable carrying amounts, restricted amounts and compensating balance arrangements. Cash and equivalents include: (1) currency on hand (2) demand deposits with banks or financial institutions (3) other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits (4) short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Generally, only investments maturing within three months from the date of acquisition qualify.

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