Related Party Transactions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions	(8) Related Party Transactions The Company’s CEO has loaned money to Orient Paper HB for working capital purposes over a period of time. On January 1, 2013, Orient Paper HB and Mr. Zhenyong Liu renewed the three-year term loan previously entered on January 1, 2010, and extended the maturity date further to December 31, 2015. On December 31, 2015, the Company paid off the loan of $2,249,279, together with interest of $391,374 for the period from 2013 to 2015. Approximately $392,296 and $369,517 of interest were outstanding to Mr. Zhenyong Liu, which were recorded in other payables and accrued liabilities as part of the current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. On December 10, 2014, Mr. Zhenyong Liu provided a loan to the Company, amounted to $9,182,455 and $8,649,272 as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, to Orient Paper HB for working capital purpose with an interest rate of 4.35% per annum, which was based on the primary lending rate of People’s Bank of China. The unsecured loan was provided on December 10, 2014, and would be originally due on December 10, 2017. During the year of 2016, the Company repaid $6,012,416 to Mr. Zhenyong Liu, together with interest of $288,596. Mr. Zhenyong Liu agreed to extend the loan for additional 3 years and the remaining balance will be due on December 2, 2020. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the outstanding loan balance was $3,060,818 and $2,883,090, respectively and the accrued interest was $45,912 and $43,246, respectively, which was recorded in other payables and accrued liabilities as part of the current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet. On March 1, 2015, the Company entered an agreement with Mr. Zhenyong Liu which allows Orient Paper HB to borrow from the CEO an amount up to $18,364,911 (RMB120,000,000) for working capital purposes. The advances or funding under the agreement are due three years from the date each amount is funded. The loan is unsecured and carries an annual interest rate set on the basis of the primary lending rate of the People’s Bank of China at the time of the borrowing. On July 13, 2015, an unsecured amount of $4,324,636 was drawn from the facility. On October 14, 2016 an unsecured amount of $2,883,091 was drawn from the facility. The loan would be originally due on July 12, 2018. Mr. Zhenyong Liu agreed to extend the loan for additional 3 years and the remaining balance will be due on July 12, 2021. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the outstanding loan balance were $7,652,047 and $7,207,727, respectively and the accrued interest was $110,476 and $104,062, respectively, which was recorded in other payables and accrued liabilities as part of the current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, total amount of loans due to Mr. Zhenyong Liu were $10,712,865 and $10,090,817, respectively. The interest expense incurred for such related party loans are $451,626 and $513,084 for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The accrued interest owe to the CEO was approximately $548,684 and $516,825, as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, which was recorded in other payables and accrued liabilities. During the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company borrowed $nil and $14,000, respectively, from a shareholder to pay for various expenses incurred in the U.S. The amount was due on demand with interest free. The Company repaid the entire balance by December 31, 2017. Sale of Headquarters Compound Real Properties to a Related Party On August 7, 2013, the Company’s Audit Committee and the Board of Directors approved the sale of the land use right of the Headquarters Compound (the “LUR”), the office building and essentially all industrial-use buildings in the Headquarters Compound (the “Industrial Buildings”), and three employee dormitory buildings located within the Headquarters Compound (the “Dormitories”) to Hebei Fangsheng for cash prices of approximately $2.77 million, $1.15 million, and $4.31 million respectively. Sales of the LUR and the Industrial Buildings were completed in year 2013. In connection with the sale of the Industrial Buildings, Hebei Fangsheng agreed to lease the Industrial Buildings back to the Company for its original use for a term of up to three years, with an annual rental payment of approximately $148,317 (RMB1,000,000). The lease agreement expired in August 2016. On August 9, 2016, the Company paid off the rental for the first lease agreement and entered into a supplementary agreement with Hebei Fangsheng, who agreed to extend the lease term for another two years, with the same rental payment as original lease agreement.

(8) Related Party Transactions

The Company’s CEO has loaned money to Orient Paper HB for working capital purposes over a period of time. On January 1, 2013, Orient Paper HB and Mr. Zhenyong Liu renewed the three-year term loan previously entered on January 1, 2010, and extended the maturity date further to December 31, 2015. On December 31, 2015, the Company paid off the loan of $2,249,279, together with interest of $391,374 for the period from 2013 to 2015. Approximately $392,296 and $369,517 of interest were outstanding to Mr. Zhenyong Liu, which were recorded in other payables and accrued liabilities as part of the current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

On December 10, 2014, Mr. Zhenyong Liu provided a loan to the Company, amounted to $9,182,455 and $8,649,272 as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, to Orient Paper HB for working capital purpose with an interest rate of 4.35% per annum, which was based on the primary lending rate of People’s Bank of China. The unsecured loan was provided on December 10, 2014, and would be originally due on December 10, 2017. During the year of 2016, the Company repaid $6,012,416 to Mr. Zhenyong Liu, together with interest of $288,596. Mr. Zhenyong Liu agreed to extend the loan for additional 3 years and the remaining balance will be due on December 2, 2020. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the outstanding loan balance was $3,060,818 and $2,883,090, respectively and the accrued interest was $45,912 and $43,246, respectively, which was recorded in other payables and accrued liabilities as part of the current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet.

On March 1, 2015, the Company entered an agreement with Mr. Zhenyong Liu which allows Orient Paper HB to borrow from the CEO an amount up to $18,364,911 (RMB120,000,000) for working capital purposes. The advances or funding under the agreement are due three years from the date each amount is funded. The loan is unsecured and carries an annual interest rate set on the basis of the primary lending rate of the People’s Bank of China at the time of the borrowing. On July 13, 2015, an unsecured amount of $4,324,636 was drawn from the facility. On October 14, 2016 an unsecured amount of $2,883,091 was drawn from the facility. The loan would be originally due on July 12, 2018. Mr. Zhenyong Liu agreed to extend the loan for additional 3 years and the remaining balance will be due on July 12, 2021. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the outstanding loan balance were $7,652,047 and $7,207,727, respectively and the accrued interest was $110,476 and $104,062, respectively, which was recorded in other payables and accrued liabilities as part of the current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet.

As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, total amount of loans due to Mr. Zhenyong Liu were $10,712,865 and $10,090,817, respectively. The interest expense incurred for such related party loans are $451,626 and $513,084 for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The accrued interest owe to the CEO was approximately $548,684 and $516,825, as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, which was recorded in other payables and accrued liabilities.

During the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company borrowed $nil and $14,000, respectively, from a shareholder to pay for various expenses incurred in the U.S. The amount was due on demand with interest free. The Company repaid the entire balance by December 31, 2017.

Sale of Headquarters Compound Real Properties to a Related Party

On August 7, 2013, the Company’s Audit Committee and the Board of Directors approved the sale of the land use right of the Headquarters Compound (the “LUR”), the office building and essentially all industrial-use buildings in the Headquarters Compound (the “Industrial Buildings”), and three employee dormitory buildings located within the Headquarters Compound (the “Dormitories”) to Hebei Fangsheng for cash prices of approximately $2.77 million, $1.15 million, and $4.31 million respectively. Sales of the LUR and the Industrial Buildings were completed in year 2013.

In connection with the sale of the Industrial Buildings, Hebei Fangsheng agreed to lease the Industrial Buildings back to the Company for its original use for a term of up to three years, with an annual rental payment of approximately $148,317 (RMB1,000,000). The lease agreement expired in August 2016. On August 9, 2016, the Company paid off the rental for the first lease agreement and entered into a supplementary agreement with Hebei Fangsheng, who agreed to extend the lease term for another two years, with the same rental payment as original lease agreement.