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The Nine Tripod Cauldrons (Chinese: 九鼎; pinyin: Jiǔ Dǐng) were a collection of ding in ancient China that were viewed as symbols of the authority given to the ruler by the Mandate of Heaven. According to the legend, they were cast by Yu the Great of the Xia dynasty .
China is a nuclear-weapon state with the world's largest standing army by military personnel and the second-largest defense budget. It is a great power, and has been described as an emerging superpower. China is known for its cuisine and culture, and has 59 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the second-highest number of any country.
The Mao Gong ding takes its name from the Lord (公 gōng) Yin of Mao, who gifted the ding to the King after being appointed to help run state affairs. [2] [3] The artifact is 53.8 cm high, 47.9 cm wide, [1] and weighs a total of 34.7 kilograms.
The Da Ke ding (Chinese: 大克鼎; pinyin: Dà Kè dǐng) is an ancient Chinese bronze ding vessel from the Western Zhou dynasty (1046–771 BC). It was unearthed in 1890 in Fufeng County, Shaanxi, after being buried for nearly 3000 years, and it is now on display in the Shanghai Museum. [1]
The Order of the Sacred Tripod (Chinese: 寶鼎勳章), also referred to as the Order of the Precious Tripod or Pao Ting, is a military award of the Republic of China. It was created on 15 May 1929 by Chiang Kai-shek for significant contributions to national security. The order is organized into nine grades.
The tripod's inside features 19 lines collectively containing 291 Chinese characters. [4] Most is the King's Speech. The first speech is a historical overview in which he provides a moral rationale for the fall of the Shang dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC) and the rise of the Western Zhou.
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The cauldron is a reference to a story in the Zuo Zhuan in which King Zhuang of Chu enquired the weight of the Nine Tripod Cauldrons – revealing his secret desire to seize the Mandate of Heaven. The deer is a reference to a remark by Kuai Tong recorded in the Records of the Grand Historian : "the Qin emperor lost his deer, and all under ...