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Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Details) |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 5 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Aug. 16, 2018 | Jun. 27, 2017 CNY (¥) | Jun. 07, 2017 CNY (¥) | Mar. 29, 2016 CNY (¥) | Jun. 30, 2018 CNY (¥) | May 31, 2015 CNY (¥) | Dec. 31, 2019 CNY (¥) | Dec. 31, 2017 CNY (¥) | Dec. 31, 2019 CNY (¥) | Dec. 31, 2018 CNY (¥) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Jul. 31, 2018 CNY (¥)
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Drawdowns |  |  |  |  |  |  | ¥ 4,991,000 |  | ¥ 4,991,000 |  | $ 716,912 |
Total sublease income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |
Jack Huang | Commercial Loan Facility (the "Facility") |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term of commercial loan facility |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  | ¥ 15,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ATA Education | Commercial Loan Facility (the "Facility") |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pledge agreement period |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 6.525% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Drawdowns |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ¥ 15,000,000
Interest expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ¥ 249,683 |  |
Entities controlled by Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and certain management members | Disposal of ATA Online to entities controlled by Management |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity interest transferred (in percent) | 67.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ATA Learning and Zhongxiao Zhixing | Equity interest of ATA Online transferred from nominee shareholders |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration for sale of equity interest |  |  |  |  |  | ¥ 10,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration transferred by General Counsel to CEO |  |  |  | ¥ 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ATA Learning and Zhongxiao Zhixing | Mr. Kevin Xiaofeng Ma | Equity interest of ATA Online transferred from nominee shareholders |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash received |  |  | ¥ 10,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Master Mind | Sublease of Jianwai SOHO office |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total sublease income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ¥ 207,346 | 0 | ¥ 0 |  |
Executive Partner of Tianjin Zhishang is the CEO and director of ATA Online | Disposal of equity interest in ZhiShang to Tianjin Zhishang by ATA Online |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity interest to be sold (as a percent) |  | 15.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration of disposal |  | ¥ 1,253,550 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Huanqiuyimeng | Shanghai Aixue Culture Communication Co., Ltd. | President |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expenses prepaid on behalf of related party |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,038,494 |  |  |  |  |
Payment made from related party's operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,037,126 |  |  |  |  |
Due from related parties |  |  |  |  |  |  | ¥ 1,368 |  | ¥ 1,368 |  |  |

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