铜鼎铸造工艺源远流长，在铜雕得以广泛使用的今天，铜雕工艺品的使用，也不再有以前的那么多的限制，青铜鼎就和其它铜雕工艺品一样，得到广泛使用。但现代铸造铜雕和以前已经大不一样，以前铜鼎是权利的象征，而现在制作此类铜雕，主要是用于纪念、景观使用。
Bronze tripod casting technology has a long history. Today, when bronze carving is widely used, there are no more restrictions on the use of bronze carving crafts. Like other bronze carving crafts, bronze tripod is widely used. However, the modern cast bronze sculpture is quite different from that of the past. The bronze tripod used to be a symbol of power, but now the bronze sculpture is mainly used for commemoration and landscape use.