铜鼎是从陶制的三足鼎演变而来的，最初用来烹煮食物，后主要用于祭祀和宴享，是商周时期最重要的礼器之一。
Copper tripod evolved from pottery tripod. It was first used to cook food, then mainly used for sacrifice and feast. It was one of the most important ritual vessels in Shang and Zhou Dynasties.
鼎，古代原是饪食器，后来变为统治阶级政治权利的重要象征，视为镇国之宝和传国之宝，也是"明贵贱，别上下"等级制的标志。

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huayou.89ix.comruling class. It was regarded as the treasure of town and country and the treasure of spreading the nation. It was also the symbol of the hierarchical system of "noble and cheap, distinguishing from superior and inferior".