Historical position: Shang and Zhou Dynasties were bronze age, with ding as the representative ritual vessel and bell as the representative musical instrument. "Zhong Ding" was synonymous with bronze ware. Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin. China entered the Bronze Age in Xia Dynasty, and the technology of copper smelting and bronze ware manufacturing was very developed. Because copper was also called gold a week ago, the inscriptions on bronzes were called "bronze inscriptions" or "auspicious words"; This bronze ware was called "Zhong Dingwen" in the past because it had the largest number of characters on Zhong Ding.
Influence: Bronze inscriptions in Shang and Zhou Dynasties are fertile ground for the emergence, formation and development of China calligraphy art, and also a dazzling milestone in the history of China calligraphy. It has opened up a vast world for the great development of calligraphy in later generations and inspired calligraphy and painting in later generations with its sincere and simple aesthetic orientation.