| 
                                Dec 2019
                             | 
                            
                                
                                    Matthews Emerging Asia Fund
                                
                             | 
                            
                                2,015,566
                             | 
                            
                            
                                1.10%
                             | 
                            
                                
                                    0
                                 | 
                                
                                    0.00%
                                 | 
                            
                            
                                
                                    0
                                 | 
                                
                                    0.00%
                                 | 
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                    | 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                                
                        
                        
                            | 
                                Jun 2019
                             | 
                            
                                
                                    Matthews Emerging Asia Fund
                                
                             | 
                            
                                2,525,370
                             | 
                            
                            
                                1.38%
                             | 
                            
                                
                                    0
                                 | 
                                
                                    0.00%
                                 | 
                            
                            
                                
                                    0
                                 | 
                                
                                    0.00%
                                 | 
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                    | 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                                
                        
                        
                            | 
                                Mar 2019
                             | 
                            
                                
                                    Matthews Emerging Asia Fund
                                
                             | 
                            
                                2,525,370
                             | 
                            
                            
                                1.38%
                             | 
                            
                                
                                    0
                                 | 
                                
                                    0.00%
                                 | 
                            
                            
                                
                                    0
                                 | 
                                
                                    0.00%
                                 | 
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                    | 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                                
                        
                        
                            | 
                                Dec 2018
                             | 
                            
                                
                                    Matthews Emerging Asia Fund
                                
                             | 
                            
                                2,525,370
                             | 
                            
                            
                                1.38%
                             | 
                            
                                
                                    0
                                 | 
                                
                                    0.00%
                                 | 
                            
                            
                                
                                    0
                                 | 
                                
                                    0.00%
                                 | 
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                    | 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                                
                        
                        
                            | 
                                Sep 2018
                             | 
                            
                                
                                    Matthews Emerging Asia Fund
                                
                             | 
                            
                                3,594,497
                             | 
                            
                            
                                1.98%
                             | 
                            
                                
                                    0
                                 | 
                                
                                    0.00%
                                 | 
                            
                            
                                
                                    0
                                 | 
                                
                                    0.00%
                                 | 
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                    | 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                                
                        
                        
                            | 
                                Mar 2018
                             | 
                            
                                
                                    Matthews Emerging Asia Fund
                                
                             | 
                            
                                3,594,497
                             | 
                            
                            
                                1.99%
                             | 
                            
                                
                                    0
                                 | 
                                
                                    0.00%
                                 | 
                            
                            
                                
                                    0
                                 | 
                                
                                    0.00%
                                 | 
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                    | 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                                
                        
                        
                            | 
                                Dec 2017
                             | 
                            
                                
                                    Matthews Emerging Asia Fund
                                
                             | 
                            
                                3,594,497
                             | 
                            
                            
                                1.99%
                             | 
                            
                                
                                    0
                                 | 
                                
                                    0.00%
                                 | 
                            
                            
                                
                                    0
                                 | 
                                
                                    0.00%
                                 | 
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                    | 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                                
                        
                        
                            | 
                                Sep 2017
                             | 
                            
                                
                                    Matthews Emerging Asia Fund
                                
                             | 
                            
                                3,594,497
                             | 
                            
                            
                                2.00%
                             | 
                            
                                
                                    0
                                 | 
                                
                                    0.00%
                                 | 
                            
                            
                                
                                    0
                                 | 
                                
                                    0.00%
                                 | 
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                    | 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                                
                        
                        
                            | 
                                Jun 2017
                             | 
                            
                                
                                    Matthews Emerging Asia Fund
                                
                             | 
                            
                                3,594,497
                             | 
                            
                            
                                2.00%
                             | 
                            
                                
                                    0
                                 | 
                                
                                    0.00%
                                 | 
                            
                            
                                
                                    0
                                 | 
                                
                                    0.00%
                                 | 
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                    | 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                                
                        
                        
                            | 
                                Mar 2017
                             | 
                            
                                
                                    Matthews Emerging Asia Fund
                                
                             | 
                            
                                3,594,497
                             | 
                            
                            
                                2.00%
                             | 
                            
                                
                                    0
                                 | 
                                
                                    0.00%
                                 | 
                            
                            
                                
                                    0
                                 | 
                                
                                    0.00%
                                 | 
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                    | 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                                
                        
                        
                            | 
                                Dec 2016
                             | 
                            
                                
                                    Matthews Emerging Asia Fund
                                
                             | 
                            
                                3,594,497
                             | 
                            
                            
                                2.01%
                             | 
                            
                                
                                    -
                                 | 
                                
                                    -%
                                 | 
                            
                            
                                
                                    -
                                 | 
                                
                                    -%
                                 | 
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                    | 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                                
                        
                        
                            | 
                                Sep 2016
                             | 
                            
                                
                                    Matthews Emerging Asia Fund
                                
                             | 
                            
                                3,594,497
                             | 
                            
                            
                                2.02%
                             | 
                            
                                
                                    -
                                 | 
                                
                                    -%
                                 | 
                            
                            
                                
                                    -
                                 | 
                                
                                    -%
                                 |