China Housing & Land Development 10-Q/A 20 Nov 13 2013 Q1 Quarterly report (amended) Financial data

Document_And_Entity_Informatio

Document And Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	15-May-13
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]	'	'
Document Type	'10-Q	'
Amendment Flag	'true	'
Document Period End Date	31-Mar-13	'
Document Fiscal Year Focus	'2013	'
Document Fiscal Period Focus	'Q1	'
Trading Symbol	'chln	'
Entity Registrant Name	'CHINA HOUSING & LAND DEVELOPMENT, INC.	'
Entity Central Index Key	'0001303330	'
Current Fiscal Year End Date	'--12-31	'
Entity Filer Category	'Smaller Reporting Company	'
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	'	35,086,599
Amendment Description	'	'
	Explanatory Note
	The Company is filing this amendment for the purposes set forth below:
	1. The Company reviewed its accounting treatment of the measurement of the liability related to mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interests in subsidiaries and found the effective interest rate of 45% (the "Interest Rate") the Company used did not have sufficient observable inputs, as contemplated by the applicable regulations, to support the use of the Interest Rate. After detailed analysis, the Company determined that the observable inputs and other relevant data support the use of an interest rate of 5.85% (the "Revised Interest Rate").
	As a result, the Company is filing this amendment to its Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2013, to amend and restate the financial statements and other financial information contained herein using the Revised Interest Rate ("Restatement #1").
	This Restatement #1 resulted in an increase in both basic and diluted net earnings per share of $0.02 for the three months ended March 31, 2013, respectively, and an increase in both basic and diluted net earnings per share of $0.01 for the three months ended March 31, 2012, respectively. Total assets and total shareholders' equity decreased by $24.5 million and $28.7 million as at March 31, 2013, respectively. The revisions had no impact on total cash flows for the restated periods and had no impact on the Company's compliance with debt covenants in any period presented.
	2. During the course of preparing Restatement #1 discussed above, the Company identified an error in the percentage completion calculation of Park Plaza, one of the projects of the Company, also requiring restatement ("Restatement #2"). The estimated interest in the total estimated cost of Park Plaza should be $19,531,408 according to the actual interest incurred and projection of the interest to be incurred in the future based the Company's financing requirement. The Company underestimated the total interest for $14,285,481. The error impacts the revenue and cost calculation, which is based on total estimated cost.
	This Restatement #2 resulted in a decrease in both basic and diluted net earnings per share of $0.03 for the three months ended March 31, 2013. Total assets and total shareholders' equity both decreased by $0.8 million as at March 31, 2013. The revisions had no impact on total cash flows for the restated periods and had no impact on the Company's compliance with debt covenants in any period presented.
	As a result, the Company is filing this amendment on Form 10-Q/A to amend its Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2013,as originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on May 15, 2013 (the "Original Filing"), to amend and restate the financial statements and other financial information contained herein using the Revised Interest Rate (Restatement #1) and correct total estimated cost of Park Plaza (Restatement #2), both as further described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements. Revisions to the Original Filing have been made to the following items to reflect the restatements:
	Item 1 -Financial Statements
	Item 2 -Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
	In addition, concurrently with the filing of this amendment, the Company is filing an amendment to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2013 and to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.
	Except for the amended information referred to above and certain other non-material changes requested by the SEC, no other information in the Original Filing is amended. This Form 10-Q/A continues to describe conditions as of the date of the Original Filing and the Company has not modified or updated other disclosures presented in the Original Filing. This Form 10-Q/A does not reflect events occurring after the date of the Original Filing nor does it modify or update disclosures affected by subsequent events occurring after the date of the Original Filing nor does it modify or update disclosures affected by subsequent events. Accordingly, this Form 10-Q/A should be read in conjunction with the Company's Form 10-K and 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, and subsequent filings made with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Condensed_Consolidated_Balance

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
ASSETS	'	'
Cash	$47,718,732	$6,121,448
Cash - restricted	110,641,182	110,576,248
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $579,508 and $577,713, respectively	33,846,688	26,429,332
Other receivables, prepaid expenses and other assets, net	11,567,950	6,854,325
Construction In Excess Of Billing	2,147,813	1,484,626
Real estate held for development or sale	198,234,117	212,371,875
Property and equipment, net	34,091,945	33,837,346
Advance to suppliers	1,363,741	1,363,817
Deposits on land use rights	42,880,856	42,748,017
Intangible assets, net	54,596,079	54,482,252
Goodwill	1,920,134	1,914,186
Deferred financing costs	154,514	194,162
Total assets	539,163,751	498,377,634
LIABILITIES	'	'
Accounts payable	44,578,699	55,142,928
Advances from customers	46,386,848	49,297,915
Accrued expenses	27,886,201	22,229,514
Income and other taxes payable	26,594,910	23,727,064
Other payables	11,609,540	11,228,553
Loans from employees	32,878,293	27,868,785
Loans payable	211,416,437	174,749,368
Deferred tax liability	14,502,081	14,521,613
Total liabilities	415,853,009	378,765,740
SHAREHOLDERS'EQUITY	'	'
Common stock: $.001 par value, authorized 100,000,000 shares issued 35,438,079 and 35,438,079, respectively	35,438	35,438
Additional paid in capital	50,069,711	49,972,174
Treasury stock at cost 351,480 shares and 351,480 shares, respectively	-434,240	-434,240
Statutory reserves	9,903,457	9,903,457
Retained earnings	41,447,232	38,573,966
Accumulated other comprehensive income	22,289,144	21,561,099
Total shareholders' equity	123,310,742	119,611,894
Total liabilities and shareholders? equity	$539,163,751	$498,377,634

Condensed_Consolidated_Balance1

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets [Abstract]	'	'
Accounts receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts	$579,508	$577,713
Common stock, par value	$0.00	$0.00
Common stock, authorized	100,000,000	100,000,000
Common stock, issued	35,438,079	35,438,079
Treasury shares, shares	351,480	351,480

Condensed_Consolidated_Stateme

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
REVENUES	'	'
Real estate sales	$40,291,817	$20,314,196
Other income	11,099,124	3,067,428
Total revenue	51,390,941	23,381,624
COST OF SALES	'	'
Cost of real estate sales	33,086,100	13,697,650
Cost of other revenue	9,535,899	2,239,870
Total cost of revenue	42,621,999	15,937,520
Gross margin	8,768,942	7,444,104
OPERATING EXPENSES	'	'
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	3,158,003	3,023,529
Stock-based compensation	97,537	122,606
Other expenses	59,982	6,433
Financing expense	1,446,786	230,272
Accretion expense on convertible debt	'	232,486
Total operating expenses	4,762,308	3,615,326
CHANGES IN FAIR VALUE OF DERIVATIVES	'	'
Change in fair value of embedded derivatives	'	-71,103
Change in fair value of warrants	'	368
Total changes in fair value of derivatives	'	-70,735
Income before provision for income taxes	4,006,634	3,899,513
Provision for current income taxes	1,198,003	1,073,291
(Recovery of) provision for deferred taxes	-64,635	279,392
Provision for income taxes	1,133,368	1,352,683
NET INCOME	$2,873,266	$2,546,830
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING	'	'
Basic	35,086,599	34,730,261
Diluted	35,086,599	34,730,261
Earnings per Share [Abstract]	'	'
Basic	$0.08	$0.07
Diluted	$0.08	$0.07

Condensed_Consolidated_Stateme1

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]	'	'
NET INCOME	$2,873,266	$2,546,830
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)	'	'
Foreign currency translation adjustment	728,045	-87,411
Comprehensive income	$3,601,311	$2,459,419

Condensed_Consolidated_Stateme2

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:	'	'
Net income for the period	$2,873,266	$2,546,830
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by (used in) operating activities:	'	'
Depreciation	485,870	541,120
Stock-based compensation	97,537	122,606
Gain on disposal of fixed assets	'	-8,201
Amortization of deferred financing costs	40,127	38,909
Amortization of intangible assets	55,367	54,606
(Recovery of) provision for deferred taxes	-64,635	279,392
Change in fair value of embedded derivatives	'	-71,103
Change in fair value of warrants	'	368
Accretion expense on convertible debt	'	232,486
(Increase) decrease in assets:	'	'
Accounts receivable	-7,320,730	-970,844
Other receivable, prepaid expenses and other assets	-4,699,079	-190,732
Construction in excess of billing	-657,272	'
Real estate held for development or sale	14,768,453	-9,377,856
Advances to suppliers	4,306	206,175
Deposit on land use rights	'	-25,392,247
Increase (decrease) in liabilities:	'	'
Accounts payable	-10,714,367	-8,843,987
Advances from customers	-3,058,201	-3,284,785
Accrued expense	5,577,855	1,190,057
Other payables	348,905	400,594
Income and other taxes payable	2,804,031	1,770,280
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	541,433	-40,756,332
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:	'	'
Purchase of property and equipment	-632,764	-76,548
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	'	19,018
Net cash used in investing activities	-632,764	-57,530
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:	'	'
Change in restricted cash	278,129	17,372,775
Loans from banks	'	30,111,889
Loans from external parties	42,985,007	3,654,046
Payments on loans payable	-6,620,495	-23,851,786
Loans from employees	4,913,176	'
Purchase of treasury stock	'	-14,142
Net cash provided by financing activities	41,555,817	27,272,782
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH	41,464,486	-13,541,080
Effects on foreign currency exchange	132,798	-35,748
CASH, beginning of period	6,121,448	22,014,953
CASH, end of period	$47,718,732	$8,438,125

Condensed_Consolidated_Stateme3

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity (USD $)	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Paid in Capital [Member]	Statutory Reserves [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Accumulated Comprehensive Income [Member]
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2012	$119,611,894	$35,438	($434,240)	$49,972,174	$9,903,457	$38,573,966	$21,561,099
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2012	'	35,438,079	'	'	'	'	'
Options issued for stock based compensation	97,537	'	'	97,537	'	'	'
Net income	2,873,266	'	'	'	'	2,873,266	'
Foreign currency translation adjustment	728,045	'	'	'	'	'	728,045
Ending Balance at Mar. 31, 2013	$123,310,742	$35,438	($434,240)	$50,069,711	$9,903,457	$41,447,232	$22,289,144
Ending Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2013	'	35,438,079	'	'	'	'	'

Business_Organization_and_Basi

Business, Organization and Basis of Presentation	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013
Business, Organization and Basis of Presentation [Abstract]	'
Business, Organization and Basis of Presentation	'
	Note 1 - Business, Organization and Basis of Presentation
	China Housing & Land Development, Inc. ("CHLN") is a Nevada corporation, originally incorporated on July 6, 2004 under the name Pacific Northwest Productions Inc., ("Pacific"). CHLN and its subsidiaries (the "Company") are engaged in acquisition, development, management, and sale of commercial and residential real estate properties located primarily in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China (PRC or China).
	The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of CHLN and its subsidiaries, Xi'an Tsining Housing Development Company Inc. ("Tsining"), Xi'an New Land Development Co. ("New Land"), Manstate Assets Management Limited ("Manstate"), Success Hill Investments Limited ("Success Hill"), Puhua (Xi'an) Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. ("Puhua"), Xi'an Xinxing Property Management Co., Ltd. ("Xinxing Property"), Suodi Co., Ltd. ("Suodi"), Shaanxi Xinxing Construction Co., Ltd. ("Xinxing Construction"), Xinxing Fangzhou Housing Development Co., Ltd. ("Fangzhou"), Wayfast Holdings Limited ("Wayfast"), Clever Advance Limited ("Clever Advance"), Gracemind Holdings Limited ("Gracemind"), Treasure Asia Holdings Limited ("Treasure Asia") and Ankang Jiyuan Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. ("Jiyuan") (collectively, the "Subsidiaries"). Wayfast with its 100% subsidiary - Clever Advance and Gracemind with its 100% subsidiary - Treasure Asia were incorporated as holding companies in March 2009 and they were inactive during the first quarter of 2013.
	The Company's real estate and development sales operations are dependent on continuous financing from external sources. The Company has, in the past, been successful in obtaining financing from financial institutions, third parties and related parties to support the development of its real estate projects. Management believes the Company will continue to have the ability to fund and develop its current and future projects.
	Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation
	All inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated on consolidation. The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP").
	In the opinion of management, the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the Company's interim condensed consolidated balance sheet as at March 31, 2013, the Company's interim condensed consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 and the Company's interim condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012. These adjustments consist of normal recurring items. The results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year.
	The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements are based on accounting principles that are consistent in all material respects with those applied in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2012 ("2012 Annual Report"); except as disclosed below. They do not include certain footnote disclosures and financial information normally included in annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP and, therefore, should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes included in the Company's 2012 Annual Report.
	Accounting Principles Recently Adopted
	In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2011-10, "Derecognition of in Substance Real Estate - a Scope Clarification" ("ASU 2011-10") which relates to deconsolidation events. Under this amendment, when a parent (reporting entity) ceases to have a controlling financial interest in a subsidiary that is in substance real estate as a result of the default on the subsidiary's nonrecourse debt, the reporting entity should apply the guidance in Subtopic 360-20, Property, Plant and Equipment - Real Estate Sales, to determine whether it should derecognize the in substance real estate. ASU 2011-10 was effective for the Company on January 1, 2013. The adoption of ASU 2011-10 had no material impact on the Company's interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
	In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-11, "Balance Sheet" ("ASU 2011-11"). The amendments in this Update require an entity to disclose information about offsetting and related arrangements to enable users of its financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position. Entities are required to disclose both gross information and net information about both instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the statement of financial position and instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting arrangement. This scope would include derivatives, sale and repurchase agreements and reverse sale and repurchase agreements, and securities borrowing and securities lending arrangements. ASU 2011-11 was effective for the Company on January 1, 2013. The adoption of ASU 2011-11 had no material impact on the Company's interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
	Accounting Principles Recently Adopted (continued)
	In July 2012, the FASB issued ASU 2012-02, "Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment" ("ASU 2012-02"). ASU 2012-02 amends the guidance on testing indefinite-lived intangible assets, other than goodwill, for impairment. Under the revised guidance, entities testing an indefinite-lived intangible asset for impairment have the option of performing a qualitative assessment before calculating the fair value of the asset. If entities determine, on the basis of qualitative factors, that the likelihood of the indefinite-lived intangible asset being impaired is below a "more likely than not" threshold (i.e., a likelihood of more than 50 percent), the entity would not need to calculate the fair value of the asset. The ASU does not revise the requirement to test indefinite-lived intangible assets annually for impairment and does not amend the requirement to test these assets for impairment between annual tests if there is a change in events or circumstances. ASU 2012-02 was effective for the Company on January 1, 2013. The adoption of ASU 2012-02 had no material impact on the Company's interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
	On October 2012, the FASB issued ASU No. 2012-04, "Technical Amendments and Corrections" ("ASU 2012-04"). The updates to current guidance make the codification easier to understand and the fair value measurement guidance easier to apply by eliminating inconsistencies and providing needed clarification. ASU No. 2012-04 was effective for the Company on January 1, 2013. The adoption of ASU 2012-04 had no material impact on the Company's interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
	In January 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-01, "Balance Sheet (Topic 210): Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities" ("ASU 2013-01"), which clarifies that the scope of ASU 2011-11 applies to derivatives accounted for in accordance with ASU Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, including bifurcated embedded derivatives, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements, and securities borrowing and securities lending transactions that are either offset in accordance with Section 210-20-45 or Section 815-10-45 or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. ASU 2013-01 was effective for the Company on January 1, 2013. The adoption of ASU 2013-01 had no material impact on the Company's interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
	In February 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-02, "Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income" ("ASU 2013-02"). This standard requires companies to provide information about the amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component. In addition, companies are required to present, either on the face of the statement where net income is presented or in the accompanying notes, significant amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by the respective line items of net income, but only if the amount reclassified is required to be reclassified to net income in its entirety in the same reporting period. For amounts that are not required to be reclassified in their entirety to net income, companies are required to cross-reference to other disclosures that provide additional detail on those amounts. ASU 2013-02 was effective prospectively for the Company on January 1, 2013. The adoption of this ASU had no material impact on the Company's interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
	New Accounting Pronouncement Not Yet Adopted
	In March 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-05, "Foreign Currency Matters (Topic 830) Parent's Accounting for the Cumulative Translation Adjustment upon Derecognition of Certain Subsidiaries or Groups of Assets within a Foreign Entity or of an Investment in a Foreign Entity" ("ASU 2013-05"). ASU 2013-05 updates accounting guidance related to the application of consolidation guidance and foreign currency matters. This guidance resolves the diversity in practice about what guidance applies to the release of the cumulative translation adjustment into net income. This guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2013. The adoption of ASU 2013-05 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
	Foreign exchange rates used:
		March 31,		December 31,		March 31,
		2013		2012		2012
	Period end RMB/U.S. Dollar exchange rate		6.2108		6.2301		6.2975
	Average RMB/U.S. Dollar exchange rate		6.2231		6.3084		6.3098

Restatement_of_Previously_Issu

Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013
Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements [Abstract]	'
Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements	'
	Note 2- Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements
		1	On November 5, 2008, the Company and Prax Capital ("Prax") entered into a joint venture agreement to develop 79 acres within China Housing's Baqiao project located in Xi'an. Prax invested $29.3 million for a 25% interest in Puhua through obtaining 1,000 Class A shares of Success Hill ("Class A Shares") with various distribution rights. Prax's initial investments were recorded as non-controlling interests in the consolidated financial statements in 2008 and 2009.
	During the first quarter of 2010, the Company agreed to redeem Prax's 1,000 Class A shares in Success Hill. Both parties then entered into an Amended and Restated Shareholders' Agreement on May 24, 2010. The Company agreed with Prax to redeem all Prax's Class A Shares for consideration of the USD equivalent of $89.94 million (RMB 576 million) over a three-year period ending by December 31, 2012 (the "Amendment"). According to the Amendment, the redemption obligation was also guaranteed by the Company.
	The Company used an effective interest rate of 45% to determine the fair value of the liability related to the mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interest in subsidiaries on the day of the Amendment based on the internal rate of return Prax required.
	Subsequently, the Company reviewed its measurement of the liability and determined that in accordance with the US GAAP, the fair value of liability should have been determined based on the observable inputs instead of internal rate of return. The Company has determined that the observable inputs and other relevant data support the use of a risk-free interest rate of 5.85% (the "Revised Interest Rate") on October 18, 2013.
	These consolidated financial statements have been restated to correct for this error. As a result of this restatement, on the measurement day (May 24, 2010), the amount charged to retained earnings has been increased by $34,740,918 from $14,229,043 to $48,969,961 and the recorded liability has been increased from $42,600,511 to $77,341,429. The subsequent accretion expenses capitalized to the Company's project costs were reduced by $7,280,670 from $8,822,709 to $1,542,039 during fiscal 2012; reduced by $12,341,566 from $15,483,050 to $3,141,484 during fiscal 2011; and reduced by $17,118,008 from $19,855,876 to $2,737,868 during fiscal 2010. Because the liability was fully repaid as at December 31, 2012, there was no accretion during the three months ended March 31, 2013. The accretion expense capitalized to the Company's project costs were reduced by $1,498,701 from $1,875,915 to $377,214 during the three months ended March 31, 2012.
		2	The Company identified an error in the estimated interest included as part of the total estimated cost used for the percentage of completion calculation for Park Plaza, one of the projects of the Company. The estimated interest in the total estimated cost of Park Plaza should be $19,531,408 according to the actual interest incurred and projection of the interest to be incurred in the future based on the Company's financing requirements (the "Revised Estimated Park Plaza Capitalized Interest"). The Company under-estimated the total interest for the project by $9,168,293. The error had impact on the revenue and cost calculation which was based on total estimated cost.
	The following is a summary of the effects of using the Revised Interest Rate and Revised Estimated Park Plaza Capitalized Interest on the Company's consolidated balance sheets as at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, interim condensed consolidated balance sheets, and the interim condensed consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012. The effects of the restatement also reflect other changes related to income taxes and earnings per share. The revisions had no significant impact on total cash flow for the restated periods and had no impact on the Company's compliance with debt covenants in any period presented.
	As of March 31, 2013
			As Previously			Restatement			Restatement			As Restated
			Reported			Impact #1			Impact #2
	Consolidated Balance Sheets
	Accounts receivable			35,811,101			(1,160,709	)		(803,704	)		33,846,688
	Real estate held for development or sale			221,558,302			(23,324,185	)					198,234,117
	Total assets			564,452,349			(24,484,894	)		(803,704	)		539,163,751
	Advances from customers			44,422,436			1,160,709			803,703			46,386,848
	Income and other taxes payable			24,073,995			3,009,928			(489,013	)		26,594,910
	Total liabilities			411,367,682			4,170,637			314,690			415,853,009
	Retained earnings			68,138,020			(25,574,605	)		(1,116,183	)		41,447,232
	Accumulated other comprehensive income			25,372,281			(3,080,926	)		(2,211	)		22,289,144
	Total shareholders' equity			153,084,667			(28,655,531	)		(1,118,394	)		123,310,742
	Total liabilities and shareholders' equity			564,452,349			(24,484,894	)		(803,704	)		539,163,751
	Consolidated Statements of Income
	Real estate sales			43,274,571			(1,378,523	)		(1,604,231	)		40,291,817
	Total revenues			54,373,695			(1,378,523	)		(1,604,231	)		51,390,941
	Cost of real estate sales			35,788,415			(2,588,415	)		(113,900	)		33,086,100
	Total costs of revenues			45,324,314			(2,588,415	)		(113,900	)		42,621,999
	Selling, general, and administrative expenses			3,161,881			(1,792	)		(2,086	)		3,158,003
	Total operating expenses			4,766,186			(1,792	)		(2,086	)		4,762,308
	Income before provision for income taxes			4,283,195			1,211,684			(1,488,245	)		4,006,634
	Provision for income taxes			1,267,143			302,921			(372,061	)		1,198,003
	NET INCOME			3,080,687			908,762			(1,116,183	)		2,873,266
	EARNINGS PER SHARE
	Basic			0.09			0.02			(0.03	)		0.08
	Diluted			0.09			0.02			(0.03	)		0.08
	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
	NET INCOME			3,080,687			908,762			(1,116,183	)		2,873,266
	Foreign currency translation adjustment			820,048			(89,792	)		(2,211	)		728,045
	Comprehensive income attributable to China Housing & Land			3,900,735			818,970			(1,118,394	)		3,601,311
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
	Net income			3,080,687			908,762			(1,116,183	)		2,873,266
	Accounts receivable			(8,812,107	)		689,262			802,115			(7,320,730	)
	Real estate held for development or sale			17,258,992			(2,490,539	)		0			14,768,453
	Advances from customers			(4,549,578	)		689,262			802,115			(3,058,201	)
	Income and other taxes payable			3,088,825			203,253			(488,047	)		2,804,031
	As of March 31, 2012
			As Previously			Restatement			As Restated
			Reported			Impact #1
	Consolidated Statement of Income
	Real estate sales			20,434,343			(120,147	)		20,314,196
	Total revenues			23,501,771			(120,147	)		23,381,624
	Cost of real estate sales			14,232,864			(535,214	)		13,697,650
	Total costs of revenues			16,472,734			(535,214	)		15,937,520
	Selling, general, and administrative expenses			3,023,685			(156	)		3,023,529
	Total operating expenses			3,615,482			(156	)		3,615,326
	Income before provision for income taxes			3,484,290			415,223			3,899,513
	Provision for current income taxes			969,485			103,806			1,073,291
	NET INCOME			2,235,413			311,417			2,546,830
	EARNINGS PER SHARE
	Basic			0.06			0.01			0.07
	Diluted			0.06			0.01			0.07
	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
	NET INCOME			2,235,413			311,417			2,546,830
Foreign currency translation adjustment			(106,413	)		19,002			(87,411	)
Comprehensive income			2,129,000			330,419			2,459,419
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
Net income			2,235,413			311,417			2,546,830
Accounts receivable			(1,030,918	)		60,074			(970,844	)
Real estate held for development or sale			(8,851,173	)		(526,683	)		(9,377,856	)
Advances from customers			(3,344,859	)		60,074			(3,284,785	)
Income and other taxes payable			1,675,161			95,119			1,770,280
Net Cash used by operating activities			(40,756,332	)		-			(40,756,332	)
As of December 31, 2012
		As Previously Reported			Restatement Impact #1			As Restated
Consolidated Balance Sheet
Accounts receivable			26,897,958			(468,626	)		26,429,332
Real estate held for development or sale			238,111,545			(25,739,670	)		212,371,875
Total assets			524,585,930			(26,208,296	)		498,377,634
Advances from customers			48,829,289			468,626			49,297,915
Income and other taxes payable			20,929,485			2,797,579			23,727,064
Total liabilities			375,499,535			3,266,205			378,765,740
Retained earnings			65,057,333			(26,483,367	)		38,573,966
Accumulated other comprehensive income			24,552,233			(2,991,134	)		21,561,099
Total shareholders' equity			149,086,395			(29,474,501	)		119,611,894
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity			524,585,930			(26,208,296	)		498,377,634

Mandatorily_Redeemable_Preferr

Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Stock and Non-controlling Interest in Subsidiaries	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013
Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Stock and Non-controlling Interest in Subsidiaries [Abstract]	'
Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Stock and Non-controlling Interest in Subsidiaries	'
	Note 3 - Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Stock and Non-controlling Interest in Subsidiaries (as restated, see note 2)
	The Company recorded accretion cost on the mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interests using the effective interest method based on an effective interest rate of 5.85%. The related accretion cost incurred for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was $377,214 and was capitalized in the Company's real estate construction in progress.
	The Company repaid the mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interests in full as at December 31, 2012. Therefore, no related accretion costs were incurred for the three months ended March 31, 2013.

Supplemental_Disclosure_of_Cas

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information [Abstract]	'
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information	'
	Note 4 - Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
	Income taxes paid amounted to $Nil and $346,504 for three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Interest paid for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 amounted to $4,344,087 and $5,452,310, respectively.

Real_Estate_Held_for_Developme

Real Estate Held for Development or Sales	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013
Real Estate Held for Development or Sale [Abstract]	'
Real Estate Held for Development or Sale	'
	Note 5 - Real Estate Held for Development or Sale
	The following summarizes the components of real estate inventories as at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
		March 31,		December 31,
		2013		2012
		(Restated - Note		(Restated - Note
		2)		2)
	Real estate projects completed and held for sale
	Junjing I	$	2,067,053	$	2,065,376
	Junjing II		160,146		175,326
	Tsining 24G		45,511		45,370
	Gangwan		19,177		19,117
	Tsining Home IN		61,132		60,943
	Junjing III		1,151,423		1,309,347
	Puhua Phase I		8,867,827		9,205,681
	Puhua Phase II - West Region		5,883,227		7,834,598
	Real estate completed and held for sale		18,255,496		20,715,758
	Real estate projects held for development
	Puhua Phase II (East Region), III and IV		72,786,567		80,834,955
	Park Plaza		68,961,931		77,765,333
	Golden Bay (the Company is in the process of obtaining the land use right)		14,990,342		12,415,111
	Jiyuan		18,342,839		16,500,575
	Other		4,691,336		3,941,746
	Construction Materials		205,606		198,397
	Real estate held for development		179,978,621		191,656,117
	Total real estate held for development or sale	$	198,234,117	$	212,371,875

Accounts_Receivable

Accounts Receivable	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013
Accounts Receivable [Abstract]	'
Accounts Receivable	'
	Note 6 - Accounts Receivable
	Accounts receivable consist of the following as at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
		March 31,			December 31,
		2013			2012
		(Restated -			(Restated -
		Note 2)			Note 2)
	Accounts receivable	$	34,426,196		$	27,007,045
	Allowance for doubtful accounts		(579,508	)		(577,713	)
	Accounts receivable, net	$	33,846,688		$	26,429,332

Other_Receivables_Prepaid_Expe

Other Receivables, Prepaid Expenses and Deposits	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013
Other Receivables, Prepaid Expenses and Deposits [Abstract]	'
Other Receivables, Prepaid Expenses and Deposits	'
	Note 7 - Other Receivables, Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets
	Other receivables and prepaid expenses consisted of the following at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
			March 31,			December 31,
			2013			2012
	Government reimbursement for Tangdu project (a)		$	3,163,576		$	3,795,916
	Other receivable			2,805,781			1,289,958
	Allowance for doubtful receivables			(146,206	)		(145,753	)
	Prepaid expenses to subcontractors and vendors			5,282,356			415,368
	Prepaid other tax expenses			462,443			1,498,836
	Other receivables, prepaid expenses and other assets, net		$	11,567,950		$	6,854,325
	(a)	The Company's Tangdu project was essentially a land use right plus miscellaneous preconstruction costs. During fiscal year 2011, the PRC government was in the process of negotiating with the Company regarding a potential transfer back of the land use right to the government agency. During the fiscal year 2012, the government agreed to reimburse the Company for the costs incurred on the land use right and required the Company to transfer the land use right back to the government. The carrying value of the land use right was reclassified to other receivable, prepaid expenses and other assets and the balance as at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 represents the remaining balance of the settlement amount.

Property_and_Equipment

Property and Equipment	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013
Property and Equipment [Abstract]	'
Property and Equipment	'
	Note 8 - Property and Equipment
	Property and equipment consisted of the following at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
		March 31,			December 31,
		2013			2012
	Income producing properties and improvements	$	19,638,623		$	19,577,784
	Buildings and improvements		18,540,149			17,913,261
	Electronic equipment		944,068			918,209
	Vehicles		736,961			734,678
	Computer software		320,003			319,012
	Office furniture		905,064			863,132
	Total		41,084,868			40,326,076
	Accumulated depreciation		(6,992,923	)		(6,488,730	)
	Property and equipment, net	$	34,091,945		$	33,837,346
	Depreciation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 amounted to $485,870 and $541,120, respectively. The depreciation expense was included in selling, general and administrative expenses, real estate held for development or sale and cost of other revenue.

Intangible_Assets

Intangible Assets	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013
Intangible Assets [Abstract]	'
Intangible Assets	'
	Note 9 - Intangible Assets
	The intangible assets consisted of the following at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
			March 31,			December 31,
			2013			2012
	Development right acquired (a)		$	51,996,288		$	51,835,211
	Land use right acquired (b)			8,654,335			8,627,525
	Construction license acquired (c)			1,212,109			1,208,354
				61,862,732			61,671,090
	Accumulated amortization			(7,266,653	)		(7,188,838	)
	Intangible assets, net		$	54,596,079		$	54,482,252
	(a)	The development right for 487 acres of land in Baqiao Park was obtained from the acquisition of New Land in fiscal 2007. The intangible asset has a finite life. In accordance with accounting standard, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets", the intangible asset is subject to amortization every time a land use right in connection with this development right is obtained and based on the percentage of realized profit margin of the land use right over the total expected profit margin to be realized from the 487 acres of land in the Baqiao project. This method is intended to match the pattern of amortization with the income-generating capacity of the asset. The development right will expire on June 30, 2016.
	(b)	The land use right was acquired through acquisition of Suodi. The land use right certificate will expire in November, 2048. The Company amortizes the land use right over 39 years starting from the date of acquisition.
	(c)	The construction license was acquired through acquisition of Xinxing Construction. The construction license, which is subject to renewal every 5 years, is not amortized and has an indefinite estimated useful life because management believes the Company will be able to continuously renew the license in future. The license will be subject to renewal on January 1, 2016.
	For the three months ended March 31, 2013, the Company recorded $55,367 of amortization expense on the land use right (March 31, 2012 - $54,606). The amortization was included in selling, general and administrative expenses.

Accrued_Expenses

Accrued Expenses	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013
Accrued Expenses [Abstract]	'
Accrued Expenses	'
	Note 10 - Accrued Expenses
		March 31,		December 31,
		2013		2012
	Accrued expenses	$	22,578,338	$	19,521,717
	Accrued interest on loans		5,307,863		2,707,797
	Total	$	27,886,201	$	22,229,514

Loans_from_Employees

Loans from Employees	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013
Loans from Employees [Abstract]	'
Loans from Employees	'
	Note 11 - Loans from Employees
	The Company has borrowed monies from certain employees to fund the Company's construction projects. These unsecured loans bear interest at 20% (2012 - 20%) per annum and are available to all employees.
	Included in these loans are loans from the Company's executives and an immediate family member:
		March 31,		December 31,
		2013		2012
	President	$	4,620,983	$	1,637,213
	Chief executive officer		161,010		160,511
	Chief financial officer		1,529,593		963,066
	Chief operating officer		1,028,853		642,044
	Total	$	7,340,439	$	3,402,834

Loans_Payable

Loans Payable	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013
Loans Payable [Abstract]	'
Loans Payable	'
	Note 12 - Loans Payable
		March 31,		December 31,
		2013		2012
	Bank of Beijing, Xi'an Branch
	The Company signed an agreement for a line of credit of approximately $32.2 million (RMB 200 million). Originally due on November 30, 2014 with annual interest rate of 130% of People's Bank of China prime rate (or 8%). As of December 31, 2012, the Company had drawn $22,471,549 (RMB 140 million) from the line, and during the first quarter of fiscal 2013, the Company repaid $1,606,916 (RMB 10 million). The remaining $20,931,281 (RMB 130 million) was fully repaid in April 2013.	$	20,931,281	$	22,471,549
	Construction Bank of China
	Originally due on March 6, 2015, annual interest is People's Bank of China prime rate plus 1% (or 7.15%). The loan is secured by the Junjing III project and land use right. The loan was fully repaid during the first quarter of fiscal 2013.		-		1,605,111
	Bank of China, Macau Branch
	Due December 16, 2013, annual interest is based on the 3-month London Interbank offered Rate ("LIBOR") rate plus 3.6%. The 3-month LIBOR rate at March 31, 2013 was 0.2819% (December 31, 2012 - 0.3095%). The loan is secured by $32,201,971 (RMB 200 million) of restricted cash.		31,000,000		31,000,000
	Bank of Communication offshore branch
	Due on November 13, 2015, annual rate is 2.9 percent, secured by $36,227,217 (RMB 225 million) of restricted cash.		30,000,000		30,000,000
	Bank of China, Singapore Office
	Due November 22, 2014, annual interest is based on the 3-month LIBOR rate plus 1.55%. The 3-month LIBOR rate at March 31, 2012 was 0.2819% (December 31, 2012 - 0.3095%). The loan is secured by $32,201,971 (RMB 200 million) of restricted cash.		31,800,000		31,800,000
	LUSO International Bank
	The Company signed an agreement for a line of credit of $9.7 million with LUSO International Bank. The amount that can be withdrawn is limited to 97% of the restricted cash secured for the line of credit. The total amount will be due on March 27, 2015. As of March 31, 2013, the Company drew $7,761,153 from the line of $9.7 million which is 96.4% of $ 8,050,493 (RMB 50 million) restricted cash secured. Annual interest is based on the 3-month LIBOR rate plus 2.7%. The 3-month LIBOR rate at March 31, 2013 was 0.2819% (December 31, 2012 - 0.3095%).		7,761,153		7,761,153
	Xi'an Xinxing Days Hotel & Suites Co., Ltd. ("Days Hotel")  (Note 20)
	There are several loans from Days Hotel, including: $10,465,640 (RMB 65 million) due on June 30, 2013; $3,220,197 (RMB 20 million) due on July 2, 2013; $241,515 due on January 17, 2014; $6,762,414 (RMB 42 million) due on November 13, 2014. All Days Hotel loans have an annual interest rate of 20%.		20,689,766		21,219,563
	Changcheng Financing Company Limited
	Due on November 8, 2014, annual interest rate is 19%, secured by an income producing property of Tsining.		4,830,296		4,815,332
	Shanghai Xinying Fund, LLC ("Xinying")
	Due August 7, 2014, annual interest is 9.6% and the effective annual interest rate is 27.16% due to related finance consulting fees (Note 19), secured by 100% ownership of Xinxing Construction's shares, corporate guarantee from Tsining, Puhua, and the Company (Note 20), and is also subject to a consulting fee agreement (Note 19). The repayment schedule per agreement was as follows: June 1, 2013 - $1,610,099 (RMB 10 million); December 1, 2013 - $1,610,099 (RMB 10 million); June 1, 2014 - $1,610,099 (RMB 10 million); August 7, 2014 - 19,321,181 (RMB 120 million).		24,151,478		24,076,660
	Shenzhen Qianhai Dinghui Equity Investment Fund Partnership ("Dinghui")
	On March 22, 2013, the Company received $40,252,463 (RMB 250 million) from Dinghui to fund the pending acquisition of the land use right for the Company's Golden Bay project and/or other construction. In connection with the loan, the Company transferred 49% of Fangzhou's common shares to Dinghui in December 2012 as a security. Dinghui will not participate in the decision making, operation and profit/loss sharing of Fangzhou. Once the land use right is obtained, the Company will use it as a pledge to the loan and Dinghui will revert the transferred common shares of Fangzhou back to the Company. The loan is also guaranteed by the  Company and the Company's President. The loan is due on March 21, 2015 with annual interest rate of 20%.		40,252,463		-
	Total	$	211,416,437	$	174,749,368
	Except for the loans from Bank of China Macau Branch, Bank of China Singapore Branch and Bank of Communication offshore branch, which were drawn to repay mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interest in Subsidiaries (Note 3) and the loans from LUSO International Bank, which was drawn to repay convertible debt (Note 13). All other loans were drawn to directly finance construction projects and the interest paid was capitalized and allocated to various real estate construction projects.
	The $36.2 million of restricted cash corresponding to a $30 million loan from Bank of Communications offshore Branch, the $32.2 million of restricted cash corresponding to a $31 million loan from Bank of China, Macau Branch, the $32.2 million of restricted cash corresponding to a $31.8 million loan from Bank of China, Singapore Branch, and $8.1 million of restricted cash corresponding to a $7.76 million loan from LUSO International Bank are of the same nature. These borrowings were incurred in Hong Kong to repay the mandatorily redeemable preferred shares of Prax. However, the majority of our cash resided in mainland China and to wire funds from mainland China to Hong Kong is subject to foreign exchange restrictions imposed by the PRC government. Thus, in order for us to repay our Hong Kong and oversea counterparties, we had to utilize the special lending facilities provided by major PRC banks and foreign financial institutions (i.e. JP Morgan and Bank of China) to allow us to borrow outside of mainland China using cash we have in mainland China as guarantees.
	The loans payable balances were secured by certain of the Company's real estate held for development or sale with a carrying value of $42,457,082 (December 31, 2012 - $44,920,900), certain buildings and income producing properties and improvements with a carrying value of $4,256,443 (December 31, 2012 - $4,287,898). The weighted average interest rate on loans payable as at March 31, 2013 was 9.45% (December 31, 2012 - 7.1%).
	The loan from Bank of Beijing was subject to certain repayment terms based on certain percentage of units sold in Puhua projects. Based on this repayment term, Bank of Beijing could have demanded repayment of all remaining balance outstanding at any time. The loan from Bank of Beijing was fully repaid in April 2013.
	The principal repayment requirements for the following 5 years are as follows:
	Due in 1 year	$	69,078,831
	1 - 2 years		104,576,453
	2 - 3 years		37,761,153
	3 - 4 years		-
	4 - 5 years		-
	After 5 years		-
		$	211,416,437

Convertible_Debt

Convertible Debt	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013
Convertible Debt [Abstract]	'
Convertible Debt	'
	Note 13 - Convertible Debt
	On January 28, 2008, the Company issued Senior Secured Convertible Debt due in 2013 (the "Convertible Debt") and warrants to subscribe for common shares for an aggregate purchase price of $20 million. Both the warrant and embedded conversion option associated with the Convertible Debt met the definition of a derivative instrument according to the standard "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities". Because the warrant and the Convertible Debt were denominated in U.S. dollars but the Company's functional currency is the Chinese RMB, the exemption from derivative instrument accounting provided by the standard was not available and therefore the warrant and embedded conversion option were recorded as a derivative instrument liabilities and periodically marked-to-market.
	The Convertible Debt was fully repaid as at December 31, 2012. Therefore, for the three months ended March 31, 2013, there were no changes in fair value for the warrants and embedded derivatives. For the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Company recorded an increase in fair value for the warrants of $1,428 and a decrease in fair value of the embedded derivatives of $71,103 in the interim condensed consolidated statements of income.
	The carrying value of the Convertible Debt was accreted to its stated amount on maturity using the effective interest method. The effective interest rate was determined to be 15.42%. There were no interest and accretion costs for the three months ended March 31, 2013. Related interest and accretion costs for the three months ended March 31, 2012 were $129,384 and $232,486, respectively.

Shareholders_Equity

Shareholders' Equity	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013
Shareholders' Equity [Abstract]	'
Shareholders' Equity	'
	Note 14 - Shareholders' Equity
	Common stock
	During the first quarter of 2013, the Company did not issue any common stock. On March 21, 2012, the Company issued 19,440 shares of common stock valued at $27,216 based on the closing price of the shares on the same date to compensate for the services provided by the independent directors.
	Warrants
	Pursuant to accounting guidance, "Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settle in a Company's Own Stock", the warrants issued contain a provision permitting the holder to demand payment based on a valuation in certain circumstances. Therefore, the Company recorded the warrants issued through private placements in 2007 as a liability at their fair value on the date of grant and then revalued them at each reporting date with the Cox-Ross-Rubinstein ("CRR") Binomial Lattice Model.
	These warrants expired during fiscal year 2012. As such, there were no change in fair value of the warrants issued through private placements in 2007 for the three months ended March 31, 2013. The gain from the change in fair value of the warrants issued through private placements in 2007 for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was $1,060.
	Including the fair value of warrants associated with the Convertible Debt (Note 13), the total gain from the change in fair value of warrants for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was $368.
	Stock Options
	On June 13, 2011, the Company granted 1,227,755 options to acquire common stock of the Company to employees, officers and directors. The exercise price of the options was determined based on the fair value of the common stock at the grant date.
	Options expire on the earlier of ten years from the date of issuance, subject to earlier termination resulting from an optionee's death or departure from the Company or change of control. Unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, options granted vest 30%, 30% and 40% on each of the first, second and third anniversary dates of the option grants. The vesting is also subject to certain performance conditions.
	As of December 31, 2012, 368,326 of the 1,227,755 options vested. However, the options were not exercisable because the performance conditions of the stock options were not met. This leaves 859,429 options outstanding as at December 31, 2012. The following table provides information with respect to stock option transactions for the three months ended March 31, 2013:
			Number of				Weighted
			Stock Options				Average
			Outstanding				Exercise
							Price
	31-Dec-12			859,429			$	1.39
	Granted			-				-
	Expired			-				-
	31-Mar-13			859,429			$	1.39
	The following summarizes the weighted-average information about the outstanding stock options as at March 31, 2013:
	Outstanding Stock Options
	Exercise				Number				Average Remaining
	Price								Contractual Life
	$	1.39				859,429			8.21 years
	Stock-based compensation
	The 1,227,755 stock options granted on June 13, 2011 have an estimated fair value of $1,316,911 for an average value of $1.04 to $1.10 per stock option using the CRR option pricing model with the following key assumptions:
			June 13, 2011
	Expected life		5.5 - 6.5 years
	Expected volatility			95	%
	Risk-free interest rate			1.74% - 2.10	%
	Dividend yield			0	%
	Related to these 1,227,755 stock options, compensation expense is recognized over the vesting period. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, compensation expense of $97,537 (March 31, 2012 - $95,390) was recognized in the interim condensed consolidated statements of income.
	Treasury Stock
	In 2011, the Company approved a plan to repurchase up to $5 million shares of the Company's common stock. The repurchase will be made from time to time at prevailing market prices, through open market purchases. There is no guarantee as to the exact number of shares that will be repurchased by the Company and the Company may discontinue purchases at any time when the Board of Directors determines additional repurchases are not warranted. The repurchase program is expected to continue until August 11, 2013.
	During the first quarter of fiscal year 2013, the Company did not make any repurchases of the Company's common stock. As at March 31, 2013, the Company has repurchased 351,480 shares of common stock (December 31, 2012 - 351,480).

Other_Revenue

Other Revenue	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013
Other Revenue [Abstract]	'
Other Revenue	'
	Note 15 - Other Revenue
		For the three months ended
		March 31,		March 31,
		2013		2012
	Interest income	$	869,448	$	49,643
	Rental income		221,195		363,376
	Income from property management services		908,155		956,270
	Construction contract income		9,093,314		1,618,416
	Miscellaneous income		7,012		79,723
	Total	$	11,099,124	$	3,067,428

Segment_Reporting

Segment Reporting	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'
Segment Reporting	'
	Note 16 - Segment Reporting
	The Company has two reportable segments: Real Estate Development and Sales segment and Real Estate Construction segment. The Real Estate Development and Sales segment includes operating subsidiaries, Tsining, Puhua, New Land, Suodi, Fangzhou and Jiyuan, while the Real Estate Construction segment represents Xinxing Construction. These two segments offer different products and services. The reportable segments are managed separately because they produce distinct products and provide different services. The Company and its other subsidiaries, Manstate, Success Hill, Wayfast, Clever Advance, Gracemind, Treasure Asia and Xinxing Property are aggregated as All Other segment. The All Other segment includes revenue from property management services from Property and all head office expenses and all expenses resulting from the change in fair value of warrants embedded derivatives. None of these companies have ever met any of the quantitative thresholds for determining reporting segments.
	The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. The Company accounts for intersegment sales and transfers as if the sales or transfers were to third parties, that is, at current market prices. The Company's reportable segments are strategic business units that offer different products and services. They are managed separately because each business requires different skills and marketing strategies.
	Financial information with respect to the reportable segments and reconciliation to the amounts reported in the Company's interim condensed consolidated financial statements during the first three months of fiscal year 2013 and 2012 are as follows:
	For the three months ended March 31, 2013:
			Real Estate		Construction		All Other			Adjustments			Consolidated
			Development							and
			and Sales							Eliminations
	Revenues from external customers		$	40,291,817	$	9,096,314	$	908,155		$	-		$	50,293,286
	Intersegment revenues			-		2,285,687		-			(2,285,687	)(1)		-
	Rental from external customers			198,041		23,154		-			-			221,195
	Other misc. income (Interest & Gain from Property, Plant and Equipment )			876,157		-		303			-			876,460
	Total		$	41,366,015	$	11,405,155	$	908,458		$	(2,285,687	)	$	51,390,941
	Interest expense		$	1,438,338	$	6,588	$	1,860		$	-		$	1,446,786
	Segment profit before taxes		$	3,452,837	$	473,609	$	(29,326	)	$	109,514	-1	$	4,006,634
	Total assets		$	580,571,916	$	82,524,483	$	186,823,553		$	(310,756,201	)(2)	$	539,163,751
	For the three months ended March 31, 2012:
			Real Estate		Construction		All Other			Adjustments			Consolidated
			Development							and
			and Sales							Eliminations
	Revenues from external customers		$	20,314,196	$	1,618,416	$	956,270		$	-		$	22,888,882
	Intersegment revenues			-		2,298,163		-			(2,298,163	)(1)		-
	Rental from external customers			226,385		136,991		-			-			363,376
	Other misc. income (Interest & Gain from Property, Plant and Equipment )			128,559		-		807			-			129,366
	Total		$	20,669,140	$	4,053,570	$	957,077		$	(2,298,163	)	$	23,381,624
	Interest expense		$	174,954	$	13,264	$	42,054		$	-		$	230,272
	Segment profit before taxes		$	3,751,073	$	42,158	$	(36,946	)	$	143,228	-1	$	3,899,513
	Total assets		$	473,439,931	$	26,503,670	$	187,025,964		$	(239,208,663	)(2)	$	447,760,902
	-1	These represent revenues earned from construction services performed by Xinxing Construction for the Real Estate Development and Sales segment and its profits. They are eliminated upon consolidation.
	-2	The adjustment represents long-term investments in subsidiaries and inter-subsidiary balances eliminated upon consolidation.

Effect_of_Change_in_Estimates

Effect of Change in Estimates	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013
Effect of Change in Estimates [Abstract]	'
Effect of Change in Estimates	'
	Note 17 - Effect of Change in Estimates
	Revisions in estimated gross profit margins related to revenue recognized under the percentage of completion method for projects under construction and met all revenue recognition criteria are made in the period in which circumstances requiring the revisions become known.
	During the three months ended March 31, 2013, real estate development projects with gross profits recognized as at December 31, 2012 had changes in their estimated gross profit margins. As a result of these changes of gross profit, net income for the three months ended March 31, 2013 decreased by $746,542 (three months ended March 31, 2012 - changed by $Nil) or a decrease of $0.021 for both basic and diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2013 (three months ended March 31, 2012 - changed by $Nil in both basic and diluted earnings per share).

Earnings_per_Share

Earnings per Share	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013
Earnings per Share [Abstract]	'
Earnings per Share	'
	Note 18 - Earnings per Share
	Earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2013, and 2012 were determined by dividing net income attributable to China Housing & Land Development, Inc. for the periods by the weighted average number of both basic and diluted shares of common stock and common stock equivalents outstanding.
		March 31,		March 31,
		2013		2012
		(Restated -		(Restated -
		Note 2)		Note 2)
	Numerator
	Net income - basic	$	2,873,266	$	2,546,830
	Effect of dilutive securities
	Convertible Debt		-		-
	Net income - diluted	$	2,873,266	$	2,546,830
	Denominator
	Weighted average shares outstanding - basic		35,086,599		34,730,261
	Effect of dilutive securities
	Convertible Debt		-		-
	Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted		35,086,599		34,730,261
	Earnings per share
	Basic earnings per share	$	0.08	$	0.07
	Diluted earnings per share	$	0.08	$	0.07
	All outstanding options, warrants and convertible debt have anti-dilutive effects on the earnings per share and were therefore excluded from the determination of the first quarter of fiscal 2013 and 2012 diluted earnings per share calculation.

Commitments_and_Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]	'
Commitments and Contingencies	'
	Note 19 - Commitments and Contingencies
	The Company leases part of its office and hotel space under various operating lease agreements with expiring dates in 2019.
	In connection to the loans borrowed from Xinying (Notes 12 and 20), the Company also signed a finance consulting agreement with Xinying where by the Company is committed to pay consulting fees on a quarterly basis up to July 2015 for financing services provided.
	Additionally, the Company had various commitments related to land use right acquisitions with unpaid balances of approximately $16.5 million. A balance of $16.1 million is not due until the vendor removes the existing building on the land and changes the zoning status of the land use right certificate. Based on the current condition, the Company estimates that the balances will be paid in a year. The remaining $0.4 million is related to additional compensations committed by the Company in connection with Park Plaza project.
	All future payments required under the various agreements are summarized below:
		Payment due by period
	Commitments and	Total		Less than		1-2 years		2-3 years		3-4 years		4-5 years		After
	Contingencies			1 year										5 years
	Operating leases	$	7,171,392	$	1,287,116	$	1,233,446	$	1,233,446	$	1,233,446	$	1,233,446	$	950,492
	Consulting fees		5,972,393		2,511,754		2,511,754		948,885		-		-		-
	Land use rights		16,463,257		16,463,257				-		-		-		-
	Total	$	29,607,042	$	20,262,127	$	3,745,200	$	2,182,331	$	1,233,446	$	1,233,446	$	950,492
	The Company from time to time has to renew certain real estate development licenses in the normal course of business. Management believes the Company will be able to continuously renew these licenses.

Related_Party_Transactions

Related Party Transactions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]	'
Related Party Transactions	'
	Note 20 - Related Party Transactions
	One of the Company's executive officers' spouse owned 37.83% of common stock of Days Hotel. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, the Company incurred $34,168 (March 31, 2012 - $26,598) in fees to Days Hotel. As at March 31, 2013, the Company had $36,179 (December 31, 2012 - $12,214) fees payable to Days Hotel.
	The Company also has a $20,689,766 loan payable to Days Hotel as at March 31, 2013 (December 31, 2012 - $21,219,563) (Note 12). For the three months ended March 31, 2013, the Company incurred $1,237,011 (March 31, 2012 - $Nil) of interest expense to Days Hotel and capitalized the amounts in real estate held for development or sales. As at March 31, 2013, the Company also had a $2,323,177 (December 31, 2012 - $1,231,316) interest payable to Days Hotel.
	The Company also has a $24,151,478 (RMB 150 million) (December 31, 2012 - $24,076,660) loan payable to Xinying (Note 12), in which an executive partner is the spouse of one of the Company's executive officers, as at March 31, 2013. The Company incurred a total of $1,303,932 of interest expense and finance consulting fees to Xinying during the three months ended March 31, 2013 (March 31, 2012 - $Nil) and capitalized the amount in real estate held for development or sales. As at March 31, 2013, the Company had a $64,404 (December 31, 2012 - $64,204) interest payable to Xinying.

Subsequent_Events

Subsequent Events	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013
Subsequent Events [Abstract]	'
Subsequent Events	'
	Note 21 - Subsequent Events
	The Company repaid the $20,931,281 loans from Bank of Beijing (Note 12) in April 2013.

Business_Organization_and_Basi1

Business, Organization and Basis of Presentation (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013
Business, Organization and Basis of Presentation [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Foreign Exchange Rates	'
	Foreign exchange rates used:
		March 31,		December 31,		March 31,
		2013		2012		2012
	Period end RMB/U.S. Dollar exchange rate		6.2108		6.2301		6.2975
	Average RMB/U.S. Dollar exchange rate		6.2231		6.3084		6.3098

Restatement_of_Previously_Issu1

Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013
Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Restatement of Financial Information	'
	As of March 31, 2013
		As Previously			Restatement			Restatement			As Restated
		Reported			Impact #1			Impact #2
	Consolidated Balance Sheets
	Accounts receivable		35,811,101			(1,160,709	)		(803,704	)		33,846,688
	Real estate held for development or sale		221,558,302			(23,324,185	)					198,234,117
	Total assets		564,452,349			(24,484,894	)		(803,704	)		539,163,751
	Advances from customers		44,422,436			1,160,709			803,703			46,386,848
	Income and other taxes payable		24,073,995			3,009,928			(489,013	)		26,594,910
	Total liabilities		411,367,682			4,170,637			314,690			415,853,009
	Retained earnings		68,138,020			(25,574,605	)		(1,116,183	)		41,447,232
	Accumulated other comprehensive income		25,372,281			(3,080,926	)		(2,211	)		22,289,144
	Total shareholders' equity		153,084,667			(28,655,531	)		(1,118,394	)		123,310,742
	Total liabilities and shareholders' equity		564,452,349			(24,484,894	)		(803,704	)		539,163,751
	Consolidated Statements of Income
	Real estate sales		43,274,571			(1,378,523	)		(1,604,231	)		40,291,817
	Total revenues		54,373,695			(1,378,523	)		(1,604,231	)		51,390,941
	Cost of real estate sales		35,788,415			(2,588,415	)		(113,900	)		33,086,100
	Total costs of revenues		45,324,314			(2,588,415	)		(113,900	)		42,621,999
	Selling, general, and administrative expenses		3,161,881			(1,792	)		(2,086	)		3,158,003
	Total operating expenses		4,766,186			(1,792	)		(2,086	)		4,762,308
	Income before provision for income taxes		4,283,195			1,211,684			(1,488,245	)		4,006,634
	Provision for income taxes		1,267,143			302,921			(372,061	)		1,198,003
	NET INCOME		3,080,687			908,762			(1,116,183	)		2,873,266
	EARNINGS PER SHARE
	Basic		0.09			0.02			(0.03	)		0.08
	Diluted		0.09			0.02			(0.03	)		0.08
	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
	NET INCOME		3,080,687			908,762			(1,116,183	)		2,873,266
	Foreign currency translation adjustment		820,048			(89,792	)		(2,211	)		728,045
	Comprehensive income attributable to China Housing & Land		3,900,735			818,970			(1,118,394	)		3,601,311
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
	Net income		3,080,687			908,762			(1,116,183	)		2,873,266
	Accounts receivable		(8,812,107	)		689,262			802,115			(7,320,730	)
	Real estate held for development or sale		17,258,992			(2,490,539	)		0			14,768,453
	Advances from customers		(4,549,578	)		689,262			802,115			(3,058,201	)
	Income and other taxes payable		3,088,825			203,253			(488,047	)		2,804,031
	As of March 31, 2012
		As Previously			Restatement			As Restated
		Reported			Impact #1
	Consolidated Statement of Income
	Real estate sales		20,434,343			(120,147	)		20,314,196
	Total revenues		23,501,771			(120,147	)		23,381,624
	Cost of real estate sales		14,232,864			(535,214	)		13,697,650
	Total costs of revenues		16,472,734			(535,214	)		15,937,520
	Selling, general, and administrative expenses		3,023,685			(156	)		3,023,529
	Total operating expenses		3,615,482			(156	)		3,615,326
	Income before provision for income taxes		3,484,290			415,223			3,899,513
	Provision for current income taxes		969,485			103,806			1,073,291
	NET INCOME		2,235,413			311,417			2,546,830
	EARNINGS PER SHARE
	Basic		0.06			0.01			0.07
	Diluted		0.06			0.01			0.07
	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
	NET INCOME		2,235,413			311,417			2,546,830
	Foreign currency translation adjustment		(106,413	)		19,002			(87,411	)
	Comprehensive income		2,129,000			330,419			2,459,419
	Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
	Net income		2,235,413			311,417			2,546,830
	Accounts receivable		(1,030,918	)		60,074			(970,844	)
	Real estate held for development or sale		(8,851,173	)		(526,683	)		(9,377,856	)
	Advances from customers		(3,344,859	)		60,074			(3,284,785	)
	Income and other taxes payable		1,675,161			95,119			1,770,280
Net Cash used by operating activities		(40,756,332	)		-			(40,756,332	)
As of December 31, 2012
	As Previously Reported			Restatement Impact #1			As Restated
Consolidated Balance Sheet
Accounts receivable		26,897,958			(468,626	)		26,429,332
Real estate held for development or sale		238,111,545			(25,739,670	)		212,371,875
Total assets		524,585,930			(26,208,296	)		498,377,634
Advances from customers		48,829,289			468,626			49,297,915
Income and other taxes payable		20,929,485			2,797,579			23,727,064
Total liabilities		375,499,535			3,266,205			378,765,740
Retained earnings		65,057,333			(26,483,367	)		38,573,966
Accumulated other comprehensive income		24,552,233			(2,991,134	)		21,561,099
Total shareholders' equity		149,086,395			(29,474,501	)		119,611,894
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity		524,585,930			(26,208,296	)		498,377,634

Real_Estate_Held_for_Developme1

Real Estate Held for Development or Sale (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013
Real Estate Held for Development or Sale [Abstract]	'
Summary of the Components of Real Estate Inventories	'
	The following summarizes the components of real estate inventories as at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
		March 31,		December 31,
		2013		2012
		(Restated - Note		(Restated - Note
		2)		2)
	Real estate projects completed and held for sale
	Junjing I	$	2,067,053	$	2,065,376
	Junjing II		160,146		175,326
	Tsining 24G		45,511		45,370
	Gangwan		19,177		19,117
	Tsining Home IN		61,132		60,943
	Junjing III		1,151,423		1,309,347
	Puhua Phase I		8,867,827		9,205,681
	Puhua Phase II - West Region		5,883,227		7,834,598
	Real estate completed and held for sale		18,255,496		20,715,758
	Real estate projects held for development
	Puhua Phase II (East Region), III and IV		72,786,567		80,834,955
	Park Plaza		68,961,931		77,765,333
	Golden Bay (the Company is in the process of obtaining the land use right)		14,990,342		12,415,111
	Jiyuan		18,342,839		16,500,575
	Other		4,691,336		3,941,746
	Construction Materials		205,606		198,397
	Real estate held for development		179,978,621		191,656,117
	Total real estate held for development or sale	$	198,234,117	$	212,371,875

Accounts_Receivable_Tables

Accounts Receivable (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013
Accounts Receivable [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Accounts Receivable	'
	Accounts receivable consist of the following as at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
		March 31,			December 31,
		2013			2012
		(Restated -			(Restated -
		Note 2)			Note 2)
	Accounts receivable	$	34,426,196		$	27,007,045
	Allowance for doubtful accounts		(579,508	)		(577,713	)
	Accounts receivable, net	$	33,846,688		$	26,429,332

Other_Receivables_Prepaid_Expe1

Other Receivables, Prepaid Expenses and Deposits (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013
Other Receivables, Prepaid Expenses and Deposits [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Other Receivables and Prepaid Expenses	'
	Other receivables and prepaid expenses consisted of the following at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
			March 31,			December 31,
			2013			2012
	Government reimbursement for Tangdu project (a)		$	3,163,576		$	3,795,916
	Other receivable			2,805,781			1,289,958
	Allowance for doubtful receivables			(146,206	)		(145,753	)
	Prepaid expenses to subcontractors and vendors			5,282,356			415,368
	Prepaid other tax expenses			462,443			1,498,836
	Other receivables, prepaid expenses and other assets, net		$	11,567,950		$	6,854,325
	(a)	The Company's Tangdu project was essentially a land use right plus miscellaneous preconstruction costs. During fiscal year 2011, the PRC government was in the process of negotiating with the Company regarding a potential transfer back of the land use right to the government agency. During the fiscal year 2012, the government agreed to reimburse the Company for the costs incurred on the land use right and required the Company to transfer the land use right back to the government. The carrying value of the land use right was reclassified to other receivable, prepaid expenses and other assets and the balance as at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 represents the remaining balance of the settlement amount.

Property_and_Equipment_Tables

Property and Equipment (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013
Property and Equipment [Abstract]	'
Property and Equipment	'
	Property and equipment consisted of the following at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
		March 31,			December 31,
		2013			2012
	Income producing properties and improvements	$	19,638,623		$	19,577,784
	Buildings and improvements		18,540,149			17,913,261
	Electronic equipment		944,068			918,209
	Vehicles		736,961			734,678
	Computer software		320,003			319,012
	Office furniture		905,064			863,132
	Total		41,084,868			40,326,076
	Accumulated depreciation		(6,992,923	)		(6,488,730	)
	Property and equipment, net	$	34,091,945		$	33,837,346

Intangible_Assets_Tables

Intangible Assets (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013
Intangible Assets [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Intangible Assets	'
	The intangible assets consisted of the following at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
			March 31,			December 31,
			2013			2012
	Development right acquired (a)		$	51,996,288		$	51,835,211
	Land use right acquired (b)			8,654,335			8,627,525
	Construction license acquired (c)			1,212,109			1,208,354
				61,862,732			61,671,090
	Accumulated amortization			(7,266,653	)		(7,188,838	)
	Intangible assets, net		$	54,596,079		$	54,482,252
	(a)	The development right for 487 acres of land in Baqiao Park was obtained from the acquisition of New Land in fiscal 2007. The intangible asset has a finite life. In accordance with accounting standard, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets", the intangible asset is subject to amortization every time a land use right in connection with this development right is obtained and based on the percentage of realized profit margin of the land use right over the total expected profit margin to be realized from the 487 acres of land in the Baqiao project. This method is intended to match the pattern of amortization with the income-generating capacity of the asset. The development right will expire on June 30, 2016.
	(b)	The land use right was acquired through acquisition of Suodi. The land use right certificate will expire in November, 2048. The Company amortizes the land use right over 39 years starting from the date of acquisition.
	(c)	The construction license was acquired through acquisition of Xinxing Construction. The construction license, which is subject to renewal every 5 years, is not amortized and has an indefinite estimated useful life because management believes the Company will be able to continuously renew the license in future. The license will be subject to renewal on January 1, 2016.

Accrued_Expenses_Tables

Accrued Expenses (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013
Accrued Expenses [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Accrued Expenses	'
		March 31,		December 31,
		2013		2012
	Accrued expenses	$	22,578,338	$	19,521,717
	Accrued interest on loans		5,307,863		2,707,797
	Total	$	27,886,201	$	22,229,514

Loans_from_Employees_Tables

Loans from Employees (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013
Loans from Employees [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Loans from Executives	'
	Included in these loans are loans from the Company's executives and an immediate family member:
		March 31,		December 31,
		2013		2012
	President	$	4,620,983	$	1,637,213
	Chief executive officer		161,010		160,511
	Chief financial officer		1,529,593		963,066
	Chief operating officer		1,028,853		642,044
	Total	$	7,340,439	$	3,402,834

Loans_Payable_Tables

Loans Payable (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013
Loans Payable [Abstract]	'
Summary of Loans Payable	'
		March 31,		December 31,
		2013		2012
	Bank of Beijing, Xi'an Branch
	The Company signed an agreement for a line of credit of approximately $32.2 million (RMB 200 million). Originally due on November 30, 2014 with annual interest rate of 130% of People's Bank of China prime rate (or 8%). As of December 31, 2012, the Company had drawn $22,471,549 (RMB 140 million) from the line, and during the first quarter of fiscal 2013, the Company repaid $1,606,916 (RMB 10 million). The remaining $20,931,281 (RMB 130 million) was fully repaid in April 2013.	$	20,931,281	$	22,471,549
	Construction Bank of China
	Originally due on March 6, 2015, annual interest is People's Bank of China prime rate plus 1% (or 7.15%). The loan is secured by the Junjing III project and land use right. The loan was fully repaid during the first quarter of fiscal 2013.		-		1,605,111
	Bank of China, Macau Branch
	Due December 16, 2013, annual interest is based on the 3-month London Interbank offered Rate ("LIBOR") rate plus 3.6%. The 3-month LIBOR rate at March 31, 2013 was 0.2819% (December 31, 2012 - 0.3095%). The loan is secured by $32,201,971 (RMB 200 million) of restricted cash.		31,000,000		31,000,000
	Bank of Communication offshore branch
	Due on November 13, 2015, annual rate is 2.9 percent, secured by $36,227,217 (RMB 225 million) of restricted cash.		30,000,000		30,000,000
	Bank of China, Singapore Office
	Due November 22, 2014, annual interest is based on the 3-month LIBOR rate plus 1.55%. The 3-month LIBOR rate at March 31, 2012 was 0.2819% (December 31, 2012 - 0.3095%). The loan is secured by $32,201,971 (RMB 200 million) of restricted cash.		31,800,000		31,800,000
	LUSO International Bank
	The Company signed an agreement for a line of credit of $9.7 million with LUSO International Bank. The amount that can be withdrawn is limited to 97% of the restricted cash secured for the line of credit. The total amount will be due on March 27, 2015. As of March 31, 2013, the Company drew $7,761,153 from the line of $9.7 million which is 96.4% of $ 8,050,493 (RMB 50 million) restricted cash secured. Annual interest is based on the 3-month LIBOR rate plus 2.7%. The 3-month LIBOR rate at March 31, 2013 was 0.2819% (December 31, 2012 - 0.3095%).		7,761,153		7,761,153
	Xi'an Xinxing Days Hotel & Suites Co., Ltd. ("Days Hotel")  (Note 20)
	There are several loans from Days Hotel, including: $10,465,640 (RMB 65 million) due on June 30, 2013; $3,220,197 (RMB 20 million) due on July 2, 2013; $241,515 due on January 17, 2014; $6,762,414 (RMB 42 million) due on November 13, 2014. All Days Hotel loans have an annual interest rate of 20%.		20,689,766		21,219,563
	Changcheng Financing Company Limited
	Due on November 8, 2014, annual interest rate is 19%, secured by an income producing property of Tsining.		4,830,296		4,815,332
	Shanghai Xinying Fund, LLC ("Xinying")
	Due August 7, 2014, annual interest is 9.6% and the effective annual interest rate is 27.16% due to related finance consulting fees (Note 19), secured by 100% ownership of Xinxing Construction's shares, corporate guarantee from Tsining, Puhua, and the Company (Note 20), and is also subject to a consulting fee agreement (Note 19). The repayment schedule per agreement was as follows: June 1, 2013 - $1,610,099 (RMB 10 million); December 1, 2013 - $1,610,099 (RMB 10 million); June 1, 2014 - $1,610,099 (RMB 10 million); August 7, 2014 - 19,321,181 (RMB 120 million).		24,151,478		24,076,660
	Shenzhen Qianhai Dinghui Equity Investment Fund Partnership ("Dinghui")
	On March 22, 2013, the Company received $40,252,463 (RMB 250 million) from Dinghui to fund the pending acquisition of the land use right for the Company's Golden Bay project and/or other construction. In connection with the loan, the Company transferred 49% of Fangzhou's common shares to Dinghui in December 2012 as a security. Dinghui will not participate in the decision making, operation and profit/loss sharing of Fangzhou. Once the land use right is obtained, the Company will use it as a pledge to the loan and Dinghui will revert the transferred common shares of Fangzhou back to the Company. The loan is also guaranteed by the  Company and the Company's President. The loan is due on March 21, 2015 with annual interest rate of 20%.		40,252,463		-
	Total	$	211,416,437	$	174,749,368
Schedule Of Debt Repayments [Table Text Block]	'
	The principal repayment requirements for the following 5 years are as follows:
	Due in 1 year	$	69,078,831
	1 - 2 years		104,576,453
	2 - 3 years		37,761,153
	3 - 4 years		-
	4 - 5 years		-
	After 5 years		-
		$	211,416,437

Shareholders_Equity_Tables

Shareholders' Equity (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013
Shareholders' Equity [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Stock Option Activity	'
	The following table provides information with respect to stock option transactions for the three months ended March 31, 2013:
			Number of				Weighted
			Stock Options				Average
			Outstanding				Exercise
							Price
	31-Dec-12			859,429			$	1.39
	Granted			-				-
	Expired			-				-
	31-Mar-13			859,429			$	1.39
Summary of Stock Options Outstanding	'
	The following summarizes the weighted-average information about the outstanding stock options as at March 31, 2013:
		Outstanding Stock Options
		Exercise				Number			Average Remaining
		Price							Contractual Life
	$	1.39				859,429			8.21 years
Schedule of Stock-Based Compensation Assumptions	'
	The 1,227,755 stock options granted on June 13, 2011 have an estimated fair value of $1,316,911 for an average value of $1.04 to $1.10 per stock option using the CRR option pricing model with the following key assumptions:
			13-Jun-11
	Expected life		5.5 - 6.5 years
	Expected volatility			95	%
	Risk-free interest rate			1.74% - 2.10	%
	Dividend yield			0	%

Other_Revenue_Tables

Other Revenue (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013
Other Revenue [Abstract]	'
Other Revenue	'
		For the three months ended
		March 31,		March 31,
		2013		2012
	Interest income	$	869,448	$	49,643
	Rental income		221,195		363,376
	Income from property management services		908,155		956,270
	Construction contract income		9,093,314		1,618,416
	Miscellaneous income		7,012		79,723
	Total	$	11,099,124	$	3,067,428

Segment_Reporting_Tables

Segment Reporting (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'
Financial Information with Respect to Reportable Segments and Reconciliation to Amounts Reported in Consolidated Financial Statements	'
	For the three months ended March 31, 2013:
			Real Estate		Construction		All Other			Adjustments			Consolidated
			Development							and
			and Sales							Eliminations
	Revenues from external customers		$	40,291,817	$	9,096,314	$	908,155		$	-		$	50,293,286
	Intersegment revenues			-		2,285,687		-			(2,285,687	)(1)		-
	Rental from external customers			198,041		23,154		-			-			221,195
	Other misc. income (Interest & Gain from Property, Plant and Equipment )			876,157		-		303			-			876,460
	Total		$	41,366,015	$	11,405,155	$	908,458		$	(2,285,687	)	$	51,390,941
	Interest expense		$	1,438,338	$	6,588	$	1,860		$	-		$	1,446,786
	Segment profit before taxes		$	3,452,837	$	473,609	$	(29,326	)	$	109,514	-1	$	4,006,634
	Total assets		$	580,571,916	$	82,524,483	$	186,823,553		$	(310,756,201	)(2)	$	539,163,751
	For the three months ended March 31, 2012:
			Real Estate		Construction		All Other			Adjustments			Consolidated
			Development							and
			and Sales							Eliminations
	Revenues from external customers		$	20,314,196	$	1,618,416	$	956,270		$	-		$	22,888,882
	Intersegment revenues			-		2,298,163		-			(2,298,163	)(1)		-
	Rental from external customers			226,385		136,991		-			-			363,376
	Other misc. income (Interest & Gain from Property, Plant and Equipment )			128,559		-		807			-			129,366
	Total		$	20,669,140	$	4,053,570	$	957,077		$	(2,298,163	)	$	23,381,624
	Interest expense		$	174,954	$	13,264	$	42,054		$	-		$	230,272
	Segment profit before taxes		$	3,751,073	$	42,158	$	(36,946	)	$	143,228	-1	$	3,899,513
	Total assets		$	473,439,931	$	26,503,670	$	187,025,964		$	(239,208,663	)(2)	$	447,760,902
	-1	These represent revenues earned from construction services performed by Xinxing Construction for the Real Estate Development and Sales segment and its profits. They are eliminated upon consolidation.
	-2	The adjustment represents long-term investments in subsidiaries and inter-subsidiary balances eliminated upon consolidation.

Earnings_per_Share_Tables

Earnings per Share (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013
Earnings per Share [Abstract]	'
Earnings Per Share	'
		March 31,		March 31,
		2013		2012
		(Restated -		(Restated -
		Note 2)		Note 2)
	Numerator
	Net income - basic	$	2,873,266	$	2,546,830
	Effect of dilutive securities
	Convertible Debt		-		-
	Net income - diluted	$	2,873,266	$	2,546,830
	Denominator
	Weighted average shares outstanding - basic		35,086,599		34,730,261
	Effect of dilutive securities
	Convertible Debt		-		-
	Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted		35,086,599		34,730,261
	Earnings per share
	Basic earnings per share	$	0.08	$	0.07
	Diluted earnings per share	$	0.08	$	0.07

Commitments_and_Contingencies_

Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]	'
Future Payments Required under Various Agreements	'
	All future payments required under the various agreements are summarized below:
		Payment due by period
	Commitments and	Total		Less than		1-2 years		2-3 years		3-4 years		4-5 years		After
	Contingencies			1 year										5 years
	Operating leases	$	7,171,392	$	1,287,116	$	1,233,446	$	1,233,446	$	1,233,446	$	1,233,446	$	950,492
	Consulting fees		5,972,393		2,511,754		2,511,754		948,885		-		-		-
	Land use rights		16,463,257		16,463,257				-		-		-		-
	Total	$	29,607,042	$	20,262,127	$	3,745,200	$	2,182,331	$	1,233,446	$	1,233,446	$	950,492

Business_Organization_and_Basi2

Business, Organization and Basis of Presentation (Schedule of Foreign Exchange Rates) (Details)	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012
Business, Organization and Basis of Presentation [Abstract]	'	'	'
Period end RMB/U.S. Dollar exchange rate	6.2108	6.2301	6.2975
Average RMB/U.S. Dollar exchange rate	6.2231	6.3084	6.3098

Restatement_of_Previously_Issu2

Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements (Narrative) (Details)

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Nov. 05, 2008

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Dec. 31, 2010

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24-May-10

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Area of real estate space

79

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Payments to acquire interest in joint venture

$29,300,000

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Company's ownership interest

25.00%

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Number of shares representing interest in joint venture

1,000

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Consideration for shares

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89,940,000

576,000,000

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Effective interest rate

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45.00%

45.00%

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Bank loans, interest rate

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5.85%

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Retained earnings

'

41,447,232

'

38,573,966

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'

'

48,969,961

'

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65,057,333

'

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68,138,020

14,229,043

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-26,483,367

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-25,574,605

34,740,918

Liabilities

'

415,853,009

'

378,765,740

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77,341,429

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375,499,535

'

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411,367,682

42,600,511

'

3,266,205

'

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4,170,637

'

Accretion expense

'

'

-232,486

-1,542,039

-3,141,484

-2,737,868

'

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-1,875,915

-8,822,709

-15,483,050

-19,855,876

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-1,498,701

-7,280,670

-12,341,566

-17,118,008

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Interest expense

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19,531,408

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Interest for the project that was under-estimated

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$9,168,293

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Restatement_of_Previously_Issu3

Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements (Schedule of Restatement of Balance Sheets) (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	24-May-10
Accounts receivable	$33,846,688	$26,429,332	'
Real estate held for development or sale	198,234,117	212,371,875	'
Total assets	539,163,751	498,377,634	'
Advances from customers	46,386,848	49,297,915	'
Income and other taxes payable	26,594,910	23,727,064	'
Liabilities	415,853,009	378,765,740	77,341,429
Retained earnings	41,447,232	38,573,966	48,969,961
Accumulated other comprehensive income	22,289,144	21,561,099	'
Total shareholders' equity	123,310,742	119,611,894	'
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	539,163,751	498,377,634	'
As Previously Reported [Member]	'	'	'
Accounts receivable	35,811,101	26,897,958	'
Real estate held for development or sale	221,558,302	238,111,545	'
Total assets	564,452,349	524,585,930	'
Advances from customers	44,422,436	48,829,289	'
Income and other taxes payable	24,073,995	20,929,485	'
Liabilities	411,367,682	375,499,535	42,600,511
Retained earnings	68,138,020	65,057,333	14,229,043
Accumulated other comprehensive income	25,372,281	24,552,233	'
Total shareholders' equity	153,084,667	149,086,395	'
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	564,452,349	524,585,930	'
Impact of Restatement [Member]	'	'	'
Accounts receivable	-1,160,709	-468,626	'
Real estate held for development or sale	-23,324,185	-25,739,670	'
Total assets	-24,484,894	-26,208,296	'
Advances from customers	1,160,709	468,626	'
Income and other taxes payable	3,009,928	2,797,579	'
Liabilities	4,170,637	3,266,205	'
Retained earnings	-25,574,605	-26,483,367	34,740,918
Accumulated other comprehensive income	-3,080,926	-2,991,134	'
Total shareholders' equity	-28,655,531	-29,474,501	'
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	-24,484,894	-26,208,296	'
Scenario Adjustment Two [Member]	'	'	'
Accounts receivable	-803,704	'	'
Real estate held for development or sale	'	'	'
Total assets	-803,704	'	'
Advances from customers	803,703	'	'
Income and other taxes payable	-489,013	'	'
Liabilities	314,690	'	'
Retained earnings	-1,116,183	'	'
Accumulated other comprehensive income	-2,211	'	'
Total shareholders' equity	-1,118,394	'	'
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	($803,704)	'	'

Restatement_of_Previously_Issu4

Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements (Schedule of Restatement of Statements of Income) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Real estate sales	$40,291,817	$20,314,196
Total	51,390,941	23,381,624
Cost of real estate sales	33,086,100	13,697,650
Total costs of revenues	42,621,999	15,937,520
Selling, general and administrative expenses	3,158,003	3,023,529
Total operating expenses	4,762,308	3,615,326
Income before provision for income taxes and non-controlling interest	4,006,634	3,899,513
Provision for current income taxes	-1,198,003	-1,073,291
Net income attributable to China Housing & Land Development, Inc.	2,873,266	2,546,830
EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE	'	'
Basic	$0.08	$0.07
Diluted	$0.08	$0.07
As Previously Reported [Member]	'	'
Real estate sales	43,274,571	20,434,343
Total	54,373,695	23,501,771
Cost of real estate sales	35,788,415	14,232,864
Total costs of revenues	45,324,314	16,472,734
Selling, general and administrative expenses	3,161,881	3,023,685
Total operating expenses	4,766,186	3,615,482
Income before provision for income taxes and non-controlling interest	4,283,195	3,484,290
Provision for current income taxes	1,267,143	969,485
Net income attributable to China Housing & Land Development, Inc.	3,080,687	2,235,413
EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE	'	'
Basic	$0.09	$0.06
Diluted	$0.09	$0.06
Impact of Restatement [Member]	'	'
Real estate sales	-1,378,523	-120,147
Total	-1,378,523	-120,147
Cost of real estate sales	-2,588,415	-535,214
Total costs of revenues	-2,588,415	-535,214
Selling, general and administrative expenses	-1,792	-156
Total operating expenses	-1,792	-156
Income before provision for income taxes and non-controlling interest	1,211,684	415,223
Provision for current income taxes	302,921	103,806
Net income attributable to China Housing & Land Development, Inc.	908,762	311,417
EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE	'	'
Basic	$0.02	$0.01
Diluted	$0.02	$0.01
Restatement Impact #2 [Member]	'	'
Real estate sales	-1,604,231	'
Total	-1,604,231	'
Cost of real estate sales	-113,900	'
Total costs of revenues	-113,900	'
Selling, general and administrative expenses	-2,086	'
Total operating expenses	-2,086	'
Income before provision for income taxes and non-controlling interest	-1,488,245	'
Provision for current income taxes	-372,061	'
Net income attributable to China Housing & Land Development, Inc.	($1,116,183)	'
EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE	'	'
Basic	($0.03)	'
Diluted	($0.03)	'

Restatement_of_Previously_Issu5

Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements (Schedule of Restatement of Comprehensive Income and Cash Flow Statements) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Net income	$2,873,266	$2,546,830
Foreign currency translation adjustment	728,045	-87,411
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows	'	'
Accounts receivable	-7,320,730	-970,844
Real estate held for development or sale	14,768,453	-9,377,856
Advances from customers	-3,058,201	-3,284,785
Income and other taxes payable	2,804,031	1,770,280
Net cash (used in) operating activities	541,433	-40,756,332
As Previously Reported [Member]	'	'
Net income	3,080,687	2,235,413
Foreign currency translation adjustment	820,048	'
Comprehensive loss	3,900,735	'
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows	'	'
Accounts receivable	-8,812,107	-1,030,918
Real estate held for development or sale	17,258,992	-8,851,173
Advances from customers	-4,549,578	-3,344,859
Income and other taxes payable	3,088,825	1,675,161
Net cash (used in) operating activities	'	-40,756,332
Impact of Restatement [Member]	'	'
Net income	908,762	311,417
Foreign currency translation adjustment	-89,792	'
Comprehensive loss	818,970	'
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows	'	'
Accounts receivable	689,262	60,074
Real estate held for development or sale	-2,490,539	-526,683
Advances from customers	689,262	60,074
Income and other taxes payable	203,253	95,119
Net cash (used in) operating activities	'	'
Restatement Impact #2 [Member]	'	'
Net income	-1,116,183	'
Foreign currency translation adjustment	-2,211	'
Comprehensive loss	-1,118,394	'
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows	'	'
Accounts receivable	802,115	'
Real estate held for development or sale	0	'
Advances from customers	802,115	'
Income and other taxes payable	($488,047)	'

Mandatorily_Redeemable_Preferr1

Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Stock and Non-controlling Interest in Subsidiaries (Narrative) (Details) (Securities Subject to Mandatory Redemption [Member], USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013
Securities Subject to Mandatory Redemption [Member]	'	'
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]	'	'
Accretion cost, effective interest rate	'	5.85%
Accretion cost on mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interets in subsidiaries	$377,214	'

Supplemental_Disclosure_of_Cas1

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information [Abstract]	'	'
Income taxes paid	'	$346,504
Interest paid	$4,344,087	$5,452,310

Real_Estate_Held_for_Developme2

Real Estate Held for Development or Sale (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]	'	'
Real estate projects completed and held for sale	$18,255,496	$20,715,758
Real estate projects held for development	179,978,621	191,656,117
Total real estate held for development or sale	198,234,117	212,371,875
Junjing I Project [Member]	'	'
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]	'	'
Real estate projects completed and held for sale	2,067,053	2,065,376
Junjing II Project [Member]	'	'
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]	'	'
Real estate projects completed and held for sale	160,146	175,326
Tsinging 24G Project [Member]	'	'
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]	'	'
Real estate projects completed and held for sale	45,511	45,370
Gangwan Project [Member]	'	'
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]	'	'
Real estate projects completed and held for sale	19,177	19,117
Tsining Home IN Project [Member]	'	'
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]	'	'
Real estate projects completed and held for sale	61,132	60,943
JunJing III Project [Member]	'	'
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]	'	'
Real estate projects completed and held for sale	1,151,423	1,309,347
Puhua Project [Member]	'	'
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]	'	'
Real estate projects completed and held for sale	8,867,827	9,205,681
Real estate projects held for development	72,786,567	80,834,955
Puhua Project II [Member]	'	'
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]	'	'
Real estate projects completed and held for sale	5,883,227	7,834,598
Park Plaza Project [Member]	'	'
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]	'	'
Real estate projects held for development	68,961,931	77,765,333
Jiyuan Project [Member]	'	'
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]	'	'
Real estate projects held for development	18,342,839	16,500,575
Golden Bay Project [Member]	'	'
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]	'	'
Real estate projects held for development	14,990,342	12,415,111
Other Projects [Member]	'	'
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]	'	'
Real estate projects held for development	4,691,336	3,941,746
Constructions Materials [Member]	'	'
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]	'	'
Real estate projects held for development	$205,606	$198,397

Accounts_Receivable_Details

Accounts Receivable (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Accounts Receivable [Abstract]	'	'
Accounts receivable	$34,426,196	$27,007,045
Allowance for doubtful accounts	-579,508	-577,713
Accounts receivable, net	$33,846,688	$26,429,332

Other_Receivables_Prepaid_Expe2

Other Receivables, Prepaid Expenses and Deposits (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Other Receivables, Prepaid Expenses and Deposits [Abstract]	'		'
Government reimbursement for Tandu project	$3,163,576	[1]	$3,795,916	[1]
Other receivable	2,805,781		1,289,958
Allowance for bad debts	-146,206		-145,753
Prepaid expenses to subcontractors and vendors	5,282,356		415,368
Prepaid other tax expenses	462,443		1,498,836
Other receivables and prepaid expenses	$11,567,950		$6,854,325
[1]	The Company's Tangdu project was essentially a land use right plus miscellaneous preconstruction costs. During fiscal year 2011, the PRC government was in the process of negotiating with the Company regarding a potential transfer back of the land use right to the government agency. During the fiscal year 2012, the government agreed to reimburse the Company for the costs incurred on the land use right and required the Company to transfer the land use right back to the government. The carrying value of the land use right was reclassified to other receivable, prepaid expenses and other assets and the balance as at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 represents the remaining balance of the settlement amount.

Property_and_Equipment_Details

Property and Equipment (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Property and Equipment [Abstract]	'	'	'
Income producing properties and improvements	$19,638,623	'	$19,577,784
Buildings and improvements	18,540,149	'	17,913,261
Electronic equipment	944,068	'	918,209
Vehicles	736,961	'	734,678
Computer software	320,003	'	319,012
Office furniture	905,064	'	863,132
Total	41,084,868	'	40,326,076
Accumulated depreciation	-6,992,923	'	-6,488,730
Property and equipment, net	34,091,945	'	33,837,346
Depreciation expense	$485,870	$541,120	'

Intangible_Assets_Details

Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Schedule Of Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Amortization of intangible assets	$55,367	$54,606
Land Use Rights Acquired [Member]	'	'
Schedule Of Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Amortization of intangible assets	$55,367	$54,606
New Land [Member] | Construction License Acquired [Member] | Development Rights Acquired [Member]	'	'
Schedule Of Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Acres of land	487	'
Suodi [Member] | Land Use Rights Acquired [Member]	'	'
Schedule Of Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Finite-lived intangible assets, useful life (in years)	'39 years	'
Xinxing Construction [Member] | Land Use Rights Acquired [Member]	'	'
Schedule Of Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Finite-lived intangible assets, useful life (in years)	'5 years	'

Intangible_Assets_Schedule_of_

Intangible Assets (Schedule of Intangible Assets) (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Schedule Of Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items]	'		'
Intangible assets, gross (excluding goodwill)	$61,862,732		$61,671,090
Accumulated amortization	-7,266,653		-7,188,838
Intangible assets, net	54,596,079		54,482,252
Developed Technology Rights [Member]	'		'
Schedule Of Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items]	'		'
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets	51,996,288	[1]	51,835,211	[1]
Use Rights [Member]	'		'
Schedule Of Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items]	'		'
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets	8,654,335	[2]	8,627,525	[2]
Licensing Agreements [Member]	'		'
Schedule Of Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items]	'		'
Acquired indefinite-lived intangible assets	$1,212,109	[3]	$1,208,354	[3]
[1]	The development right for 487 acres of land in Baqiao Park was obtained from the acquisition of New Land in fiscal 2007. The intangible asset has a finite life. In accordance with accounting standard, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets", the intangible asset is subject to amortization every time a land use right in connection with this development right is obtained and based on the percentage of realized profit margin of the land use right over the total expected profit margin to be realized from the 487 acres of land in the Baqiao project. This method is intended to match the pattern of amortization with the income-generating capacity of the asset. The development right will expire on June 30, 2016.
[2]	The land use right was acquired through acquisition of Suodi. The land use right certificate will expire in November, 2048. The Company amortizes the land use right over 39 years starting from the date of acquisition.
[3]	The construction license was acquired through acquisition of Xinxing Construction. The construction license, which is subject to renewal every 5 years, is not amortized and has an indefinite estimated useful life because management believes the Company will be able to continuously renew the license in future. The license will be subject to renewal on January 1, 2016.

Accrued_Expenses_Details

Accrued Expenses (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Accrued Expenses [Abstract]	'	'
Accrued expenses	$22,578,338	$19,521,717
Accrued interest on loans	5,307,863	2,707,797
Total	$27,886,201	$22,229,514

Loans_from_Employees_Details

Loans from Employees (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]	'	'
Loans payable, weighted average interest rate	9.45%	7.10%
Loans from the Company's executives	$7,340,439	$3,402,834
Employee [Member]	'	'
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]	'	'
Loans payable, weighted average interest rate	20.00%	20.00%
President [Member]	'	'
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]	'	'
Loans from the Company's executives	4,620,983	1,637,213
Chief Executive Officer [Member]	'	'
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]	'	'
Loans from the Company's executives	161,010	160,511
Chief Financial Officer [Member]	'	'
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]	'	'
Loans from the Company's executives	1,529,593	963,066
Chief Operating Officer [Member]	'	'
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]	'	'
Loans from the Company's executives	$1,028,853	$642,044

Loans_Payable_Narrative_Detail

Loans Payable (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease [Line Items]	'	'
Real estate held for development or sale used as security for bank loans	$42,457,082	$44,920,900
Buildings and income producing properties and improvements used as security for bank loans	4,256,443	4,287,898
Loans payable, weighted average interest rate	9.45%	7.10%
Bank of Communication, Offshore Branch [Member]	'	'
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease [Line Items]	'	'
Restricted cash securing loans payable	36,200,000	'
Bank loans payable	30,000,000	'
Bank of China, Macau Branch [Member]	'	'
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease [Line Items]	'	'
Restricted cash securing loans payable	32,200,000	'
Bank loans payable	31,000,000	'
Bank of China, Singapore Office [Member]	'	'
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease [Line Items]	'	'
Restricted cash securing loans payable	32,200,000	'
Bank loans payable	31,800,000	'
LUSO International Bank [Member]	'	'
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease [Line Items]	'	'
Restricted cash securing loans payable	8,100,000	'
Bank loans payable	$7,760,000	'

Loans_Payable_Summary_Of_Loans

Loans Payable (Summary Of Loans Payable) (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Bank loans payable	$211,416,437	$174,749,368
Bank of Beijing, Xi'an Branch [Member]	'	'
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Bank loans payable	20,931,281	22,471,549
Construction Bank Of China [Member]	'	'
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Bank loans payable	'	1,605,111
Bank of China, Macau Branch [Member]	'	'
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Bank loans payable	31,000,000	31,000,000
Bank of Communication, Offshore Branch [Member]	'	'
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Bank loans payable	30,000,000	30,000,000
Bank of China, Singapore Office [Member]	'	'
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Bank loans payable	31,800,000	31,800,000
LUSO International Bank [Member]	'	'
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Bank loans payable	7,761,153	7,761,153
Xi'an Xinxing Days Hotel and Suites [Member]	'	'
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Bank loans payable	20,689,766	21,219,563
Changcheng Financing Company Limited [Member]	'	'
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Bank loans payable	4,830,296	4,815,332
Shanghai XinYing Fund LLC [Member]	'	'
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Bank loans payable	24,151,478	24,076,660
Shenzhen Qianhai Dinghui Equity Investment Fund Partnership [Member]	'	'
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Bank loans payable	$40,252,463	'

Loans_Payable_Summary_Of_Loans1

Loans Payable (Summary Of Loans Payable) (Parenthetical) (Details)

Oct. 18, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Apr. 30, 2013

Apr. 30, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2012

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

USD ($)

USD ($)

Bank of Beijing, Xi'an Branch [Member]

Bank of Beijing, Xi'an Branch [Member]

Bank of Beijing, Xi'an Branch [Member]

Bank of Beijing, Xi'an Branch [Member]

Bank of Beijing, Xi'an Branch [Member]

Bank of Beijing, Xi'an Branch [Member]

Construction Bank Of China [Member]

Construction Bank Of China [Member]

Bank of China, Macau Branch [Member]

Bank of China, Macau Branch [Member]

Bank of China, Macau Branch [Member]

Bank of Communication, Offshore Branch [Member]

Bank of Communication, Offshore Branch [Member]

Bank of China, Singapore Office [Member]

Bank of China, Singapore Office [Member]

Bank of China, Singapore Office [Member]

LUSO International Bank [Member]

LUSO International Bank [Member]

LUSO International Bank [Member]

Xi'an Xinxing Days Hotel and Suites [Member]

Xi'an Xinxing Days Hotel and Suites [Member]

Xi'an Xinxing Days Hotel and Suites [Member]

Xi'an Xinxing Days Hotel and Suites [Member]

Xi'an Xinxing Days Hotel and Suites [Member]

Xi'an Xinxing Days Hotel and Suites [Member]

Xi'an Xinxing Days Hotel and Suites [Member]

Xi'an Xinxing Days Hotel and Suites [Member]

Changcheng Financing Company Limited [Member]

Shanghai XinYing Fund LLC [Member]

Shanghai XinYing Fund LLC [Member]

Shanghai XinYing Fund LLC [Member]

Shanghai XinYing Fund LLC [Member]

Shanghai XinYing Fund LLC [Member]

Shanghai XinYing Fund LLC [Member]

Shanghai XinYing Fund LLC [Member]

Shanghai XinYing Fund LLC [Member]

Shanghai XinYing Fund LLC [Member]

Shenzhen Qianhai Dinghui Equity Investment Fund Partnership [Member]

Shenzhen Qianhai Dinghui Equity Investment Fund Partnership [Member]

USD ($)

CNY

USD ($)

CNY

USD ($)

CNY

USD ($)

CNY

USD ($)

CNY

USD ($)

CNY

USD ($)

CNY

USD ($)

CNY

USD ($)

First Payment [Member]

First Payment [Member]

Second Payment [Member]

Second Payment [Member]

Third Payment [Member]

Fourth Payment [Member]

Fourth Payment [Member]

First Payment [Member]

First Payment [Member]

Second Payment [Member]

Second Payment [Member]

Third Payment [Member]

Third Payment [Member]

Fourth Payment [Member]

Fourth Payment [Member]

USD ($)

CNY

USD ($)

CNY

USD ($)

CNY

USD ($)

USD ($)

CNY

USD ($)

CNY

USD ($)

CNY

USD ($)

CNY

USD ($)

CNY

Debt Disclosure [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Bank loans, interest rate as percentage of prime rate

'

'

'

'

'

130.00%

130.00%

'

'

1.00%

1.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

27.16%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Line of credit, maximum borrowing amount

'

'

'

'

'

$32,200,000

200,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$9,700,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$40,252,463

250,000,000

Amount withdrawn from line of credit

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

22,471,549

140,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

8,025,213

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Percentage above LIBOR rate

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

3.60%

3.60%

'

'

'

1.55%

1.55%

'

2.70%

2.70%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Loan repayment date

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

30-Jun-13

30-Jun-13

2-Jul-13

2-Jul-13

17-Jan-14

13-Nov-14

13-Nov-14

'

'

1-Jun-13

1-Jun-13

1-Dec-13

1-Dec-13

1-Jun-14

1-Jun-14

14-Aug-14

14-Aug-14

'

'

Loan due date

'

'

'

'

'

30-Nov-14

30-Nov-14

'

'

6-Mar-15

6-Mar-15

16-Dec-13

16-Dec-13

'

13-Nov-15

13-Nov-15

22-Nov-14

22-Nov-14

'

27-Mar-15

27-Mar-15

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

8-Nov-14

7-Aug-14

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

22-Mar-13

22-Mar-13

Bank loans, interest rate

5.85%

'

'

'

'

8.00%

8.00%

'

'

7.15%

7.15%

'

'

'

2.90%

2.90%

'

'

'

'

'

'

20.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

19.00%

9.60%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

20.00%

20.00%

LIBOR rate

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0.28%

0.28%

0.31%

'

'

0.28%

0.28%

0.31%

0.28%

0.28%

0.31%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Cash - restricted

'

110,641,182

110,576,248

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

32,201,971

200,000,000

'

36,227,217

225,000,000

32,201,971

200,000,000

'

8,050,493

50,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Repayment of debt

'

'

'

$20,931,281

130,000,000

$1,606,916

10,000,000

'

'

$7,865,989

50,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$104,656,400

650,000,000

$32,201,970

200,000,000

$241,515

$6,762,414

42,000,000

'

'

$16,100,990

100,000,000

$16,100,990

100,000,000

$16,100,990

100,000,000

$193,211,810

1,200,000,000

'

'

Convertible_Debt_Details

Convertible Debt (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Convertible Debt [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'
Convertible debt	$20,000,000	'	'	'	'
Increase in fair value of warrants	'	1,428	'	'	'
Decrease in fair value of embedded derivatives	'	71,103	'	'	'
Convertible debt, effective interest rate	'	15.42%	'	'	'
Related interest	'	129,384	'	'	'
Accretion expense on convertible debt	'	$232,486	$1,542,039	$3,141,484	$2,737,868

Loans_Payable_Schedule_of_Debt

Loans Payable (Schedule of Debt Repayment Requirements) (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Loans Payable [Abstract]	'	'
Due in 1 year	$69,078,831	'
1 - 2 years	104,576,453	'
2 - 3 years	37,761,153	'
3 - 4 years	'	'
4 - 5 years	'	'
After 5 years	'	'
Total loans payable	$211,416,437	$174,749,368

Shareholders_Equity_Common_Sto

Shareholders' Equity (Common Stock and Warrants) (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013
Independent Directors [Member]	'
Stockholders' Equity Note [Line Items]	'
Common stock issued, shares	19,440
Common stock issued	$27,216
Warrant [Member]	'
Stockholders' Equity Note [Line Items]	'
Change in fair value of warrants issued through private placement	1,060
Change in fair value of warrants	$368

Shareholders_Equity_Stock_Opti

Shareholders' Equity (Stock Options and Transactions) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Jun. 13, 2011
Shareholders' Equity [Abstract]	'	'
Stock options, expiration period	'10 years	'
Stock options, vesting percentage on first anniversary date	30.00%	'
Stock options, vesting percentage on second anniversary date	30.00%	'
Stock options, vesting percentage on third anniversary date	40.00%	'
Options vested	368,326	'
Beginning Balance, Number of Stock Options Outstanding	859,429	1,227,755
Granted, Number of Stock Options Outstanding	'	'
Expired, Number of Stock Options Outstanding	'	'
Ending Balance, Number of Stock Options Outstanding	859,429	1,227,755
Beginning Balance, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$1.39	'
Granted, Weighted Average Exercise Price	'	'
Expired, Weighted Average Exercise Price	'	'
Ending Balance, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$1.39	'

Shareholders_Equity_Weighted_A

Shareholders' Equity (Weighted Average Information on Outstanding Stock Options) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 13, 2011
Shareholders' Equity [Abstract]	'	'	'
Outstanding Stock Options, Exercise Price	$1.39	$1.39	'
Outstanding Stock, Options Number	859,429	859,429	1,227,755
Oustanding Stock, Average Remaining Contractual Life	'8 years 2 months 18 days	'	'

Shareholders_Equity_Stockbased

Shareholders' Equity (Stock-based Compensation and Treasury Stock) (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 13, 2011
Stockholders' Equity Note [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Options outstanding	859,429	'	859,429	1,227,755
Fair value of options	$1,316,911	'	'	'
Stock-based compensation expense	97,537	95,390	'	'
Stock repurchase program, shares of common stock approved for repurchase	$5,000,000	'	'	'
Stock repurchase program, shares repurchased	351,480	351,480	'	'
Expected volatility	95.00%	'	'	'
Dividend yield	0.00%	'	'	'
Minimum [Member]	'	'	'	'
Stockholders' Equity Note [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Price per stock option	$1.04	'	'	'
Expected life	'5 years 6 months	'	'	'
Risk free interest rate	1.74%	'	'	'
Maximum [Member]	'	'	'	'
Stockholders' Equity Note [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Price per stock option	$1.10	'	'	'
Expected life	'6 years 6 months	'	'	'
Risk free interest rate	2.10%	'	'	'

Other_Revenue_Details

Other Revenue (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Other Revenue [Abstract]	'	'
Interest income	$869,448	$49,643
Rental income	221,195	363,376
Income from property management services	908,155	956,270
Construction contract income	9,093,314	1,618,416
Miscellaneous income	7,012	79,723
Total	$11,099,124	$3,067,428

Segment_Reporting_Details

Segment Reporting (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013		Mar. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'		'
Revenues from external customers	$50,293,286		$22,888,882		'
Intersegment revenues	'		'		'
Rental from external customers	221,195		363,376		'
Other miscellaneous income (Interest and Gain from Property, Plant and Equipment)	876,460		129,366		'
Total	51,390,941		23,381,624		'
Interest expense	1,446,786		230,272		'
Segment profit before taxes	4,006,634		3,899,513		'
Total assets	539,163,751		'		498,377,634
Real Estate Development and Sales [Member]	'		'		'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'		'
Revenues from external customers	40,291,817		20,314,196		'
Intersegment revenues	'		'		'
Rental from external customers	198,041		226,385		'
Other miscellaneous income (Interest and Gain from Property, Plant and Equipment)	876,157		128,559		'
Total	41,366,015		20,669,140		'
Interest expense	1,438,338		174,954		'
Segment profit before taxes	3,452,837		3,751,073		'
Total assets	580,571,916		'		473,439,931
Real Estate Construction [Member]	'		'		'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'		'
Revenues from external customers	9,093,314		1,618,416		'
Intersegment revenues	2,285,687		2,298,163		'
Rental from external customers	'		136,991		'
Other miscellaneous income (Interest and Gain from Property, Plant and Equipment)	'		'		'
Total	11,402,155		4,053,570		'
Interest expense	6,588		13,264		'
Segment profit before taxes	473,609		42,158		'
Total assets	82,524,483		'		26,503,670
All Others [Member]	'		'		'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'		'
Revenues from external customers	908,155		956,270		'
Intersegment revenues	'		'		'
Rental from external customers	'		'		'
Other miscellaneous income (Interest and Gain from Property, Plant and Equipment)	303		807		'
Total	908,458		957,077		'
Interest expense	1,860		42,054		'
Segment profit before taxes	-29,326		-36,946		'
Total assets	186,823,553		'		187,025,964
Adjustments and Elimination [Member]	'		'		'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'		'
Revenues from external customers	'		'		'
Intersegment revenues	-2,285,687	[1]	-2,298,163	[1]	'
Rental from external customers	'		'		'
Other miscellaneous income (Interest and Gain from Property, Plant and Equipment)	'		'		'
Total	-2,285,687		-2,298,163		'
Interest expense	'		'		'
Segment profit before taxes	109,514	[1]	143,228	[1]	'
Total assets	($310,756,201)	[2]	'		($239,208,663)	[2]
[1]	These represent revenues earned from construction services performed by Xinxing Construction for the Real Estate Development and Sales segment and its profits. They are eliminated upon consolidation.
[2]	The adjustment represents long-term investments in subsidiaries and inter-subsidiary balances eliminated upon consolidation.

Effect_of_Change_in_Estimates_

Effect of Change in Estimates (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Effect of Change in Estimates [Abstract]	'	'
Effect on income	($746,542)	'
Effect on basic and diluted earnings per share	($0.02)	'

Earnings_per_Share_Details

Earnings per Share (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Earnings per Share [Abstract]	'	'
Net income - basic	$2,873,266	$2,546,830
Effect of dilutive securitites Convertible debt	'	'
Net income - diluted	$2,873,266	$2,546,830
Weighted-average shares outstanding - basic	35,086,599	34,730,261
Effect of dilutive securities Convertible debt	'	'
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - diluted	35,086,599	34,730,261
Basic earnings per share	$0.08	$0.07
Diluted earnings per share	$0.08	$0.07

Commitments_and_Contingencies_1

Commitments and Contingencies (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2013
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]	'
Unpaid balance related to land use rights	$16,500,000
Amount due after requirements met	16,100,000
Amount due related to Park plaza project	$400,000

Commitments_and_Contingencies_2

Commitments and Contingencies (Schedule of Future Payments) (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2013
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]	'
Total	$29,607,042
Payment due by period Less than 1 year	20,262,127
Payment due by period 1-2 years	3,745,200
Payment due by period 2-3 years	2,182,331
Payment due by period 3-4 years	1,233,446
Payment due by period 4-5 years	1,233,446
Payment due after 5 years	950,492
Operating Leases [Member]	'
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]	'
Total	7,171,392
Payment due by period Less than 1 year	1,287,116
Payment due by period 1-2 years	1,233,446
Payment due by period 2-3 years	1,233,446
Payment due by period 3-4 years	1,233,446
Payment due by period 4-5 years	1,233,446
Payment due after 5 years	950,492
Financial Service Contracts [Member]	'
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]	'
Total	5,972,393
Payment due by period Less than 1 year	2,511,754
Payment due by period 1-2 years	2,511,754
Payment due by period 2-3 years	948,885
Payment due by period 3-4 years	'
Payment due by period 4-5 years	'
Payment due after 5 years	'
Land Use Rights [Member]	'
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]	'
Total	16,463,257
Payment due by period Less than 1 year	16,463,257
Payment due by period 1-2 years	'
Payment due by period 2-3 years	'
Payment due by period 3-4 years	'
Payment due by period 4-5 years	'
Payment due after 5 years	'

Related_Party_Transactions_Det

Related Party Transactions (Details)	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013
	USD ($)	USD ($)	Xi'an Xinxing Days Hotel and Suites [Member]	Xi'an Xinxing Days Hotel and Suites [Member]	Xi'an Xinxing Days Hotel and Suites [Member]	Shanghai XinYing Fund LLC [Member]	Shanghai XinYing Fund LLC [Member]	Shanghai XinYing Fund LLC [Member]	Shanghai XinYing Fund LLC [Member]	Executive Officer's Spouse [Member]
			USD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)	CNY	USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Related party transactions, fees incurred	'	'	$34,168	$26,598	'	$1,303,932	'	'	'	'
Percentage of ownership	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	37.83%
Other fees payable to Related party	'	'	36,179	'	12,214	'	'	'	'	'
Interest expense	'	'	1,237,011	'	'	1,303,932	'	'	'	'
Loans payable	'	'	20,689,766	'	21,219,563	24,151,478	'	150,000,000	24,076,660	'
Interest payable	$5,307,863	$2,707,797	$2,323,177	'	$1,231,316	$64,404	'	'	$64,204	'

Subsequent_Events_Details

Subsequent Events (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2013
Subsequent Events [Abstract]	'
Repayments of bank loans	$20,931,281