目前來(lái)說(shuō)銅鼎在我們?nèi)粘Ｉ钪胁皇呛艹Ｒ?jiàn)，一般在特定的場(chǎng)合才能看到，但對(duì)于鼎我們大家都不陌生。銅鼎是商周時(shí)期重要的禮器之一，它是由陶制的三足鼎演變而來(lái)的，初是作為烹煮食物的器具，后來(lái)主要用于宴享和祭祀。在歷史的不斷發(fā)展中，鼎成了統(tǒng)治政治權(quán)利的重要象征，視為鎮(zhèn)國(guó)之寶和傳國(guó)之寶，也是“明貴賤，別上下”等級(jí)制的標(biāo)志。以書(shū)法成就而言，大盂鼎在成康時(shí)代當(dāng)據(jù)首位，是西周早期金文書(shū)法的代表作。

青銅鼎

鼎古代原是飪食器，后來(lái)變?yōu)榻y(tǒng)治政治權(quán)利的重要象征，視為鎮(zhèn)國(guó)之寶和傳國(guó)之寶，也是“明貴賤，別上下”等級(jí)制的標(biāo)志。史載，天子九鼎，諸侯七鼎，卿大夫五鼎，士三鼎或一鼎。

Shanyuan baoding design for the three tripod shape, ding high 7. 158 meters, maximum diameter 5. It's 8 meters and weighs 90 t. It had three tiers and its ears were one high. 842 meters, ding height 3. 68 meters, full height 1. 48 meters. The tripod has eight compartments in one week, among which six compartments are the real picture of the four famous buddhist mountains, the panorama of the xilai temple and the jading tripod. The other two compartments are respectively inscribed with eight characters: "xilai ancient temple" and "shanyuan baoding".

關(guān)于“鼎”的來(lái)歷及作用：鼎本來(lái)是古代的烹飪之器，相當(dāng)于現(xiàn)在的鍋，用以燉煮和盛放魚(yú)肉。許慎在《說(shuō)文解字》里說(shuō)：“鼎，三足兩耳，和五味之寶器也?！庇腥銏A鼎，也有四足方鼎。早的鼎是黏土燒制的陶鼎，后來(lái)又有了用青銅鑄造的銅鼎。傳說(shuō)夏禹曾收九牧之金鑄九鼎于荊山之下，以象征九州，讓人們警惕，防止被其傷害。自從有了禹鑄九鼎的傳說(shuō)，鼎就從一般的炊器而發(fā)展為傳國(guó)重器。鼎是中華民族、華夏文明的古老禮器，象征著團(tuán)結(jié)，是代表和平、昌盛的吉祥物。國(guó)滅則鼎遷，夏朝滅，商朝興，九鼎遷于商都亳（bó）京；商朝滅，周朝興，九鼎又遷于周都鎬（hào）京。

about the origin and function of "Ding": Ding was originally an ancient cooking utensil, equivalent to the pot now, used for stewing and filling fish. Xu Shen said in Shuowen Jiezi: "Ding, three feet and two ears, and five flavors of the treasure also." There are three-legged round tripod and four-legged square tripod. The earliest tripod was pottery tripod made of clay, and later bronze tripod. Legend has it that Xia Yu once took Jiu Mu's gold and cast Jiu Ding under Jingshan Mountain to symbolize Jiuzhou, so that people are alert to avoid being hurt by it. Since the legend of Yuzhu Jiuding came into being, the tripod has evolved from a common cooker to a traditional heavy one. When the state was destroyed, Ding moved, Xia Dynasty was destroyed, Shang Dynasty was prosperous, Jiuding moved to the capital of Shang Du Bo (b); when the Shang Dynasty was destroyed, Zhou Dynasty was prosperous, and Jiuding moved to the capital of Zhou Du Ho (h o).