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What's the use of the wrong gold, silver and bronze tripod during the Warring States period?
The tripod for rubbing gold and drinking vinegar was used to hold liquid food in ancient China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Moreover, this kind of artifacts appeared in the homes of princes and nobles, and ordinary people could not see this kind of artifacts that were difficult to make at that time. Mainly used in some important occasions of princes and nobles at that time, such as sacrifice and marriage. This kind of wrong gold, wrong silver and wrong bronze tripod is actually equivalent to a kind of ritual vessel, which reflects the strength of the country. It can not only reflect the ancient people's attention to some etiquette, but also reflect the prosperity of their country.

This kind of apparatus was rarely used even in the period of princes and nobles, because the bronze smelting technology in the Warring States period was not very advanced at that time, and this kind of apparatus with high requirements for metal smelting technology was really not easy to produce and use in large quantities at that time, so when some envoys visited foreign countries, the more the king of that country used the wrong gold, silver and bronze tripod in etiquette, the more powerful it became.

This kind of wrong gold, wrong silver and wrong bronze tripod also shows the advanced degree of metal smelting technology in the Warring States period. This musical instrument is beautiful in appearance and contains great historical value. It is regarded by more and more archaeologists as a living fossil of the history of the Spring and Autumn Period, and is loved and sought after by many historians.

The wrong gold, silver and bronze tripod unearthed in Luoyang, Henan Province is a very good handicraft. The tripod cover and tripod body are perfectly integrated, with a horizontal twist in the middle. The tripod body is made of bronze, decorated with gold and silver outside, and there are some ingenious places. These details reflect the prosperity of manufacturing technology at that time, and people have to admire the craftsmen in the Warring States period. Their mastery of manufacturing technology lamented the profoundness of China culture.