鼎是我国青铜文化的代表。它是文明的见证，也是文化的载体。根据禹铸九鼎的传说，可以推想，我国远在4000多年前就有了青铜的冶炼和铸造技术;从地下发掘的商代大铜鼎，确凿证明我国商代已是高度发达的青铜时代。
Ding is the representative of Chinese bronze culture. It is the witness of civilization and the carrier of culture. According to the legend of Yu casting the nine tripods, it can be inferred that China had bronze smelting and casting technology as far as 4000 years ago; the large bronze tripods excavated from the underground proved that China's Shang Dynasty was a highly developed bronze age.