Staff workers made rice cake in a market of Chiayi, southeast China's Taiwan, Jan. 21, 2012, to greet the traditional Chinese Lunar New Year. [Xinhua/Wu Ching-teng]

Residents buy rice cakes at a time-honored store in Chiayi, southeast China's Taiwan, Jan. 21, 2012, to greet the traditional Chinese Lunar New Year. [Xinhua/Wu Ching-teng]

Residents buy rice cakes at a time-honored store in Chiayi, southeast China's Taiwan, Jan. 21, 2012, to greet the traditional Chinese Lunar New Year. [Xinhua/Wu Ching-teng]

Editor: Liu Fang