Zheng Xinmiao, director of the Beijing Palace Museum has reached mutual understanding on further cooperation with its Taipei counterpart here Monday, including 27 sets of cultural relics expected to be loaned by the Palace Museum to Taipei for a special exhibit.

The two sides will hold exchange visits between July to mid-September every year to discuss cooperation.

Beijing's Palace Museum will lend 27 sets of its Qing Dynasty relics (37 items) to the Taipei Museum for an exhibit on Emperor Yong Zheng (1678-1735) as the first exchange. The two will also exchange images and videos of the relics.

"It's a solid step for our cooperation", said Zheng Xinmiao here at a news conference.