Heads of the local governments of Taichung City, Taichung County and Changhua County departed for Beijing Friday to promote agricultural products from central Taiwan. Taichung Mayor Jason Hu, Taichung Magistrate Huang Chung-sheng and Changhua Magistrate Cho Poh-yuan headed for Beijing aboard a direct charter flight from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport. Cho, heading the group that also comprises members of an alliance of industrial and business associations from Taichung City and Taichung, Changhua and Nantou counties, said the group's mission in Beijing is to sell Taiwanese products and tourism to consumers in the vast markets of China's inner provinces. Hu said that since last year, the group has traveled to Hong Kong, Macau and Xiamen to promote agricultural products from central Taiwan to great acclaim, which prompted the group to head for Beijing this time to tap China's hinterland. After the Beijing visit, Hu will proceed to China's northeastern province of Jilin with a group of property developers and real estate brokers from Taichung to explore the real estate market in that part of the country. The Taichung developers are expected to meet their Jilin counterparts for talks on potential joint ventures and bilateral cooperation in the trade, cultural and construction fields, Hu said. The group took with them tons of agricultural produce, including freshly picked grapes and guavas. 