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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) Segment | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) |  |  |
Cash balances | $ 4,348,635 | $ 2,958,674 |
Security deposits | 92,636 | 97,876 |
Restricted cash | $ 467,806 |  |
Deferred revenue, description | Deferred revenue to be recognized in the succeeding 12 months period is included in the current deferred revenue with the remaining amounts included in noncurrent deferred revenue. |  |
VAT rates | 17.00% |  |
Cash and restricted cash | $ 5,006,037 | 2,905,965 |
Functional currency, description | The RMB depreciated by 1.7% in fiscal year 2017 and further depreciated by 5.7% in fiscal year 2018. |  |
Maturity period, Description | The bank notes payable and bank borrowings are generally short term in nature due to their short maturity period of three months to one year. |  |
Impairment long-lived assets. | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Value added tax, Description | The Company’s subsidiary in PRC are subject to a 6% to 17% value added tax (“VAT”) and related surcharges on the revenues earned from providing services. |  |
Number of reportable segment | Segment | 1 |  |
Collateral Pledged [Member] |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) |  |  |
Restricted cash | $ 109,083 |  |
Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) |  |  |
Restricted cash | $ 467,806 |  |
Revenues [Member] |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) |  |  |
Concentrations of risk, percentage | 10.00% |  |
Revenues [Member] | Customer One [Member] |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) |  |  |
Concentrations of risk, percentage |  | 17.20% | 16.00%
Revenues [Member] | Customer Two [Member] |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) |  |  |
Concentrations of risk, percentage |  | 13.10% | 12.20%
Revenues [Member] | Customer Three [Member] |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) |  |  |
Concentrations of risk, percentage |  |  | 10.00%
Accounts Receivable [Member] | Customer One [Member] |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) |  |  |
Concentrations of risk, percentage | 12.20% | 18.70% |
Accounts Receivable [Member] | Customer Two [Member] |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) |  |  |
Concentrations of risk, percentage | 10.70% | 15.90% |
Accounts Receivable [Member] | Customer Three [Member] |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) |  |  |
Concentrations of risk, percentage |  | 13.50% |
Accounts Receivable [Member] | Customer Four [Member] |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) |  |  |
Concentrations of risk, percentage |  | 10.80% |
Total Purchases [Member] | Suppliers One [Member] |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) |  |  |
Concentrations of risk, percentage | 12.90% | 16.60% | 20.80%
Total Purchases [Member] | Suppliers Two [Member] |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) |  |  |
Concentrations of risk, percentage | 11.20% | 12.10% | 10.00%
Total Purchases [Member] | Suppliers Three [Member] |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) |  |  |
Concentrations of risk, percentage | 10.30% |  |
Accounts Payable [Member] | Suppliers One [Member] |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) |  |  |
Concentrations of risk, percentage | 10.60% | 13.50% |
Accounts Payable [Member] | Suppliers One [Member] | Prepayments [Member] |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) |  |  |
Concentrations of risk, percentage |  | 23.00% |
Accounts Payable [Member] | Suppliers Two [Member] |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) |  |  |
Concentrations of risk, percentage | 10.00% |  |
Accounts Payable [Member] | Suppliers Two [Member] | Prepayments [Member] |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) |  |  |
Concentrations of risk, percentage |  | 16.90% |
Accounts Payable [Member] | Suppliers Three [Member] | Prepayments [Member] |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) |  |  |
Concentrations of risk, percentage |  | 13.40% |
Accounts Payable [Member] | Suppliers Four [Member] | Prepayments [Member] |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) |  |  |
Concentrations of risk, percentage |  | 11.40% |
Minimum [Member] |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) |  |  |
Revenue recognition ,terms | 12 months |  |
Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) |  |  |
Revenue recognition ,terms | 24 months |  |

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