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Thousand-year-old coins intrigue visitors in Beijing

(CNTV)

14:31, March 29, 2013

A fascinating exhibition of ancient Chinese coins has begun at the Deshengmen ancient coins exhibition centre. (Photo/CCTV)

Artifacts that are worth a fortune! Quite literally! A fascinating exhibition of ancient Chinese coins has begun at the Deshengmen ancient coins exhibition centre. The show covers a massive time span of 4000 years, from the Xia dynasty all the way to the Republic of China.

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