The entrepreneur Chang Tangwei. [Photo by Zhang Jinchuan/for chinadaily.com.cn]

Chang Tangwei has been busy these days pruning moth orchids on his farm in Zhangpu, Fujian province.

The entrepreneur, who came from Taiwan, recently clinched a deal to export 30,000 of the orchids to the United States.

"The order is valued at about 500,000 yuan ($77,519) and will be shipped to America next month," Chang said.

"The COVID-19 outbreaks on the mainland has had little impact on my export business," he said.

Born in Changhua, Taiwan, in 1968, Chang grew up on the island and graduated from National Taiwan University. In 2001 he resigned from his job and shifted his career focus and life to Fujian.

He had majored in horticulture in college was optimistic about the investment environment and policies on the mainland. So he established an orchid farm in a local park for entrepreneurs.

"The mainland has more land and lower production costs, as well as vast market potential," he said. "Demand for moth orchids is huge."