鼎、镬是古代两种烹煮炊器。鼎三足两耳,镬似盆无足。鼎镬不单烹煮食物,也曾用以烹人,至今“鼎镬刀锯”还用以指最残酷的刑罚。不过,鼎却非普通炊器,而是重要礼器,更是一国之重器。相传夏禹分天下为九州,令九州州牧贡献青铜,铸造九鼎,将各方奇异之物刻于九鼎之上,“九鼎”遂成为中央权力的象征。公元前605年,野心勃勃的楚王挥师北上,来到东周都城洛阳附近。此举并非意在表明他对周王室的忠诚:此时周王已成傀 Tripod, 镬 ancient cooking cooker is two. Tripod three ears, 镬 like basin without foot. Ding 镬 not only cooking food, have also been used to cook, so far “Ding 镬 knife saw” is also used to refer to the most cruel punishment. However, the tripod is not ordinary cooking utensils, but important etiquette, but also the weight of a country. According to legend, Xia Yu sub-world for the Kyushu, Kyushu State animal husbandry and contribution to the bronze, casting Jiuding, all parties singular objects engraved on the top of Jiuding, “Jiuding ” has become a symbol of central power. In 605 BC, the ambitious Chu Wang shouted northward to the east Zhou dynasty, near Luoyang. This move is not intended to show his loyalty to the royal family: this week King has become a puppet