Cash and cash equivalents

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

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, 2015 and 2016 primarily consist of the following currencies:

	December 31, 2015				December 31, 2016
			RMB				RMB
	Amount		equivalent		Amount		equivalent

RMB		450,802		450,802		1,536,947		1,536,947
US$		73,632		478,132		6,171		42,796
Total				928,934				1,579,743

- 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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