Vendors arrange the fruits transported from southeast China's Taiwan at Zhongpu Taiwan Fruit Distribution Center in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, on January 4, 2009. Direct air and sea transport between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan, which started from last month, has reduced the costs of the fruits from Taiwan by 10 to 20 percent, making the fruits more competitive in mainland markets. [Xinhua]

Vendors from Tainan County of southeast China's Taiwan arrange fruits transported from Taiwan at a wholesale center in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, on January 4, 2009.  [Xinhua]