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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Narrative) (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2012 Chinese Commercial Bank Loan One [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Chinese Commercial Bank Loan Two [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Xian Tch [Member] USD ($) Unit | Dec. 31, 2012 Xian Tch [Member] CNY | Dec. 31, 2011 Xian Tch [Member] USD ($) Unit | Dec. 31, 2012 Xian Tch [Member] First Installment [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Xian Tch [Member] Second Installment [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Xian Tch [Member] Third Installment [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity interest percentage |  |  |  |  | 93.00% | 93.00% |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable | $ 81,819 | $ 19,113,812 |  |  | $ 81,819 |  | $ 19,110,000 |  |  |
Plant Capacity |  |  |  |  | 18 | 18 | 18 |  |  |
Cash paid by Xi'an TCH Shenmu |  |  |  |  | 18,750,000 | 120,000,000 |  |  |  |
Paid in installment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30.00% | 30.00% | 40.00%
Long term loans from bank | 12,090,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale leaseback transaction, amount due under financing arrangement | 3,710,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank loan contactual term |  |  | 3 years | 4 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, description of variable rate basis | 115%, of the national base interest rate for the same term and same level loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gains (losses) on extinguishment of debt | $ 0 | $ (6,699,949) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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