TAIPEI, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Cai Wu, honorary chairman of the mainland-based China Friendship Association of Cultural Circles, started a visit to Taiwan Thursday to boost cultural exchange between the two sides.

Upon arrival, Cai said he will attend a cross-Strait cultural forum on Sept. 6 at the invitation of the Taiwan-based Sheen Chuen-Chi Cultural and Educational Foundation.

More than 150 experts from both sides of the Taiwan Strait will discuss the development of cultural industries across the Strait at the forum.

The forum is jointly sponsored by the mainland association and the Taiwan-based foundation.

Cai visited the memorial hall of Hu Shi (1891-1962), a noted Chinese scholar, after he arrived in Taipei Thursday.