What is the main function of the ancient tripod? What occasion is it mainly used for? And can you tell me something about food-related appliances?

In ancient Chinese bronzes, the most important vessel is the tripod, which is even regarded as a symbol of the state and political power. So what is a tripod? Ding is actually a pot used for cooking meat today, but it has three more feet, so you can make a fire in the middle to cook. It evolved from the three-legged pot and three-legged pot of ancient pottery. At first, it was only used for cooking food, and later it was mainly used for sacrifice and banquet. It has become an important ritual vessel, regarded as a bronze vessel that can communicate with people and gods, and a special product of nobles at all levels. How can a bronze ware bear this "burden"? This has to start with the legend of Zhu Yu's nine cauldrons.

Legend has it that Dayu designated the land of China as Kyushu after the flood control, and wanted to help the health and eliminate evil in the state monuments, so he collected bronzes from all over the country and cast them into Jiuding, each tripod representing a state. He carved various images on each tripod, such as the God who helps others, the ghost who harms others and himself, so that everyone can remember these images, so that everyone can distinguish all the good and bad in the world, good and evil, so that everyone can take it as virtue and take it as a sign of being a man. Since then, Jiuding has become a symbol of state power.

It is said that there is no way for Xia Jie. When Shang Tang destroyed Xia Hou, Jiuding flew to Shangdu. Later, there was no way to be dissolute, Zhou Wuwang destroyed the business, and Jiuding returned to Zhou. Legend has it that it takes 90,000 people to pull a tripod, and Zhou Wuwang sent 8 1 10,000 troops to transport Jiuding to Haojiang, the capital.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, when King Zhou Ding arrived, Chu Zhuangwang ruled the world. When he attacked Luhun in Luoshui Valley, Wang sent a doctor Wang to comfort him. Asked Wang about the importance of Jiuding with ulterior motives, Wang said: "Although Zhou De has declined and his fate has not changed, his importance cannot be asked." "Virtue is not in the tripod" also taught him a lesson, which made him withdraw his ambition. Later, people used the word "winning the championship" to describe someone's attempt to the throne. This is the origin of the allusion of "winning the championship".

By the time of King Xian of Zhou in the middle of the Warring States Period, King Huiwen of Qin led troops to try to seize Jiuding, but failed to do so because of the opposition of Qi. Soon, the ambitious King of Qi seized the tripod by force, and Jiuding, the incarnation of virtue and politics, flew into Surabaya.

In 2 19 BC, the powerful Qin Shihuang sent people to Surabaya to salvage Jiuding. When the tripod came out of the water, the cable was bitten by the sea dragon king, and the tripod fell into the water again. After that, although it took a lot of effort, Jiuding was never found.

Although Jiuding no longer exists, the word "Jiuding" has remained for a long time, and people use Jiuding as a metaphor. Zhang Huangyan's poem in the Ming Dynasty said: "Man will conquer nature, and his words will be carried out." The bronze tripod has always been valued by people. Since ancient times, unearthed bronze cauldrons have been regarded as an auspicious omen. During the period of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty, a cauldron was unearthed in Fenyang, Shanxi. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty thought it was a good omen for heaven, and specially changed its title to "Ding Yuan".