杜牧在《阿房官赋》中极言秦王朝的奢靡,他写道:“鼎铛玉石,金块珠砾,弃掷逦迤,秦人视之,亦不甚惜。”在讲授这篇文章时,不少学生很是纳闷,鼎究竟有什么用,真的那么贵重吗?其实,这要从鼎的历史说起。众所周知,中国的阶级社会始于夏代,由于材料极为稀少,青铜制造垄断在贵族之手,加之青铜制造体现国家、神权意志,因此所铸器具皆遵从贵族需要和审美观念。夏朝距今久远,出土的青铜 Du Mu in the “A Fang Guan Fu,” most of the extravagance of the Qin Dynasty, he wrote: “Ding pan jade, bullion beads gravel, abandoned throw 逦 迤, Qin people as it is, nor pity.” Article articles, many students very wonder, what is the use of Ding, really so expensive? In fact, this should start with the history of the tripod. As we all know, China’s class society began in the Xia Dynasty. Due to the extremely rare materials, the monopoly of bronze in the hands of aristocrats, and the bronze manufacturing embodied the will of the state and theocracy, all the cast-out appliances followed aristocratic needs and aesthetic conceptions. Xia Dynasty has a long history, unearthed bronze