China lends rare art to Taiwan

China says it is going to lend some of its rare cultural artefacts to Taiwan for the first time since the civil war.

It will send about 40 pieces to Taipei's main museum for a joint exhibition on a Qing dynasty emperor, according to the Beijing News.

The whereabouts of China's artefacts have long been a contentious issue.

When the defeated Nationalists retreated to Taiwan at the end the civil war, they took many treasures with them, and Beijing wants them back.