There is neither limit on what kinds of fruit man should eat on Chinese New Year festival. However, traditionally people buy the fruits looking beautiful for the festival. In the modern time, all kinds of fruit can be found in Chinese market on the festival, and the fruit are big and beautiful.
Different persons can have different favors. However, apple, cumquat and orange are the fruit that most Chinese families like to have, because the homophone of apple means "peace and safe"; the colors of orange and cumquat symbolize "Gold"; Chinese name of kumquat contains the word "gold". These fruits are thought as auspicious. Chinese people bring them home from market and hope they can bring safety, peace and wealth to them in the new year.