Chung directly eats his cabbage which he grows with only organic fertilizer in greenhouse. [Photo by Zheng Qiusheng/For chinadaily.com.cn]

He rented more than 20,000 square meters of mountain land in a village and built greenhouses in which to plant organic vegetables and fruit using technology from Taiwan.

"The seeds of my vegetables and fruit are new varieties introduced from Taiwan," he said.

Chung said he was supported by the city's office of Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao affairs as he established his ecological agricultural garden. The local Party committee and government have also helped solve many problems, he said.

In addition, the local government this year introduced a series of preferential policies to support and help investors start their business in the city.

With the rapid development of his business, Chung is helping poor households escape poverty. He distributed cultivated seedlings to them for planting, and then helped them sell the mature products.

"Last year, I supported and aided more than a dozen poverty-stricken households, and each household earned an additional annual income from 5,000 to 8,000 yuan ($1,230)," he said.

After more than a decade of development on the mainland, Chung has settled down in Longyan, confident about the mainland market. His wife and mother-in-law are now living with him.