The two sides then began consulting on the details of shipment, insurance, and other arrangements. At the same time, government agencies in both Taiwan and the mainland had their own paperwork to process before these globetrotting relics (they had already been to several countries including Britain, the US and Japan) could be brought to Taiwan. The formal negotiations lasted almost a year.
經過近一年來兩岸多次協談運送、保險等細節，及兩岸衙門的內部公文傳遞，終於在今年初敲定可以來台展出。