鼎,原本只是中国最古老的炊具之一,后来演变成了一种重要的礼器。从质地上讲有陶鼎、玉石鼎、青铜鼎,铁鼎等。从形态上讲有四足两耳的方鼎,也有三足两耳的圆鼎,还有一些用动物造型的兽鼎,形态不一。在我国新石器时代文化遗址中就出土了不少陶鼎。特别是安阳武宫村出土的司母戊大方鼎以其精湛的技艺不失为鼎中之宝。有的鼎上铸有铭文,为我们了解当时的历史留下了宝贵的资料。后来鼎还成了刑具,这种刑罚叫鼎镬或汤镬。可见,鼎在中国历史上曾起过一些作用,在中国历史上鼎中最著名的还是要数“九鼎”。 Ding, originally just one of the oldest cookware in China, later evolved into an important propriety. Speaking from the texture of pottery tripod, jade tripod, bronze tripod, iron tripod. From the morphological terms there are four feet ears square tripod, there are three legs ears round tripod, there are some animals with animal stereotypes, different forms. Neolithic cultural sites in China unearthed a lot of pottery tripod. In particular, unearthed in Anyang Wu Gong Village Secretary Ma generous Ding its exquisite workmanship is Dingzhongzhijiao. Some inscriptions on the Dingding, left us valuable information for our understanding of the history of the time. Later Ding also became a torture instrument, this penalty is called dingyang or soup dian. Visible, Ding has played a number of roles in Chinese history, the most famous in the history of China trip or to the number of “Jiuding.”