The launching ceremony of combined passenger-cargo vessel "New Golden Bridge II" is held in Fuzhou, capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, July 13, 2009. The first combined passenger-cargo vessel left the Chinese mainland bound directly for Taiwan Monday morning. It is the maiden voyage after the mainland and Taiwan started direct air and sea transport and postal services last December. (Xinhua/Lai Jianqiang)

combined passenger-cargo vessel "New Golden Bridge II" leaves port in Fuzhou, capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, July 13, 2009. The first combined passenger-cargo vessel left the Chinese mainland bound directly for Taiwan Monday morning. It is the maiden voyage after the mainland and Taiwan started direct air and sea transport and postal services last December. (Xinhua/Lai Jianqiang) 

The combined passenger-cargo vessel "New Golden Bridge II" leaves port in Fuzhou, capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, July 13, 2009. The first combined passenger-cargo vessel left the Chinese mainland bound directly for Taiwan Monday morning. It is the maiden voyage after the mainland and Taiwan started direct air and sea transport and postal services last December. (Xinhua/Lai Jianqiang)

The launching ceremony of combined passenger-cargo vessel "New Golden Bridge II" is held in Fuzhou, capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, July 13, 2009. The first combined passenger-cargo vessel left the Chinese mainland bound directly for Taiwan Monday morning. It is the maiden voyage after the mainland and Taiwan started direct air and sea transport and postal services last December. (Xinhua/Zhang Guojun)