����A cache with a huge amount of coins of the Song Dynasty (960-1279) has been found in Anguo City, north China's Hebei Province.

����For the first time a coins cache has been discovered in Hebei, with such a large category and amount of coins. The cache will shed light on the study of the ancient coins of the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) and is of value to the study of the economy and culture in the Northern Song Dynasty.

����The cache was found in a construction site in the Xingan Community in Anguo City. Archeologists carried out a complete excavation of the cache. Coins in 18 layers were put in order in the interior of the cache 3.1 meters from the ground surface.

����Because of weathering, coins were seriously corroded, with some even strung together.

����Archaeologists unearthed about 400 kg of coins from the cache. Preliminary excavation shows that most of the coins were made in the Northern Song Dynasty, with a small part made in the Tang Dynasty (618-907).

����Almost 20 kinds of the coins made throughout the Northern Song Dynasty are available in the cache.

����(Xinhua 04/03/2001)