“A book holds a house of gold.” Chinese proverb The text below is the excerpt of the book Chinese Art, written by Stephen W. Bushell, published by Parkstone International. Our knowledge of the ancient empires of Western Asia has been widely increased by recent discoveries due to the exploration of the ruins of cities and temples. There are undoubtedly many such relics of ancient China awaiting the spade of the future explorer along the course of the Yellow River and of its principal affluent, the Wei River, which runs from west to east through the province of Shensi, where the early settlements of the Chinese were situated. But they lie deeply…