Century Baoding is placed on the green lawn of the North Garden of the United Nations Building. The tripod is 0.5 meters high, symbolizing the 50th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations. The height of the tripod is 2. 1 m, which symbolizes the coming 2 1 century. Ding weighs 1.5 tons, with three feet and two ears, a slightly bulging belly and a round bottom, surrounded by Shang and Zhou decorative patterns, embossed animal faces and moire filling. The base is decorated with 56 dragons, symbolizing that all the 56 ethnic groups in China are descendants of dragons. On ZH Inner Casting (Ding Inner Casting), there is an inscription "Casting a Hundred-year Baoding to celebrate the 50th birthday of the United Nations". There are four golden characters "Century Baoding" in front of the tripod. On the back of the tripod is written "China people * * and country 1995 10 month". The whole Baoding of Zhàn is simple and elegant, with exquisite craftsmanship, and it is a magnificent masterpiece.
Ding is a kind of cooker used by ancient ancestors in China, and later developed into a ritual vessel. There are two phrases in China's idiom: Yes and "It's a deal", which reflects Ding's unique position in China's ancient social life. As an important ritual vessel, chāng symbolizes unity, unity and authority, and is a mascot representing peace, development and prosperity. Baoding in this century is a masterpiece of ancient bronze art in China, which combines ancient skills and modern technology in one furnace. Its overall structure, artistic modeling and decoration show the long history and splendid culture of the Chinese nation.
The United Nations cherishes gifts from all countries in the world, and each gift has its own meaning. China's bag has a deeper meaning. Zhi Ding is prosperous and Zhao Long is auspicious. It expresses the good wishes of the people of China to the United Nations and hopes for a better new century. This is also the common aspiration of peace-loving people in the world.