铜香炉在华人社会历史久远，本来只供焚香用，后来被爱好古物的人收藏，成了人们玩赏的古董和艺术品了。于是，年代久远、质料名贵、雕工精美的香炉，价值不菲，已失去焚香供养的意义了。

Copper incense burner in Chinese society in the long history, originally only for incense, hobby was later antiquities collection, the people enjoy the antique and art. So, the age, material, carving exquisite precious incense, valuable, has lost the meaning of incense support.

香炉，佛教中称它宝鼎，除了方形的香炉外；圆形的香炉，都有三足，一足在前，两足在后，是如法的放置；常以之譬喻佛教中的三宝，缺一不可。佛事仪式开始，都先唱香炉：“宝鼎热名香，普遍十方………”、或“炉香乍热，法界蒙熏……”等赞语，唱到“弟子虔诚热在金炉上……”的时候，寺中的住持或代表，就会绕到正中圣象前跪下来，恭恭敬敬的献上三枝檀香，以此一瓣心香，表示对佛菩萨的敬意。供养佛菩萨的供品中，可分为：香、花、灯、涂（水）、果、茶、食、宝、珠、衣十种，而香在十供养之首，香炉的身份自然也高起来了。好的香，令人心旷神怡，只一枝就够了。但许多礼佛的人，不懂烧香的意义，把佛菩萨当神拜，常常燃一大把香插在香炉内，熏得人泪水直流，甚至香炉起火燃烧；有些人甚至把

The censer, Buddhism called it Baoding, in addition to a square censer; round censer, have three feet, one foot in front of biped in the post, such as law is placed; often the metaphor in Buddhism Sambo, are indispensable. The Buddhist ceremony began, are the first to sing: "heat of incense incense Baoding, generally ten........." Or, "incense fever, Dharma Mongolia......" Compliments, singing "devout disciples of heat in the furnace of gold......" When the temple abbot or representative, will be around to the median Dekor knelt down respectfully, with three branches of sandalwood, the Buddha said to sincere wish, respect. Support the Buddha's offerings, can be divided into: incense, flowers, lamps, Tu (water), fruit, tea, food, clothing, treasure bead, ten, and ten for the first incense in the incense, identity naturally high up. Yes, it's so refreshing, and only one is enough. But many people do not understand the Buddha, the Buddha incense, when God worship, often a lot of burning incense in the incense burner, Xunde tears DC, even incense burning; some people even put

香炉灰抓回去当灵丹妙药，真愚痴得可怜。

Back when the incense ash really pitiful ignorance of a ready-made panacea.

中国的古典诗词中常常用到香炉，“日照香炉生紫烟”唐代大诗人李白的《望庐山瀑布》千古流传，作品描写庐山香炉峰上，初日映照，紫烟氤氲，瀑布高挂，飞流奔腾，展示了盛唐气象和时人对香炉的偏爱之情。在人们的生活习惯上认为香炉最大的功能，便是一件敬佛或是祭祖的礼器。其实香炉也是文人雅士的心爱之物，置于厅堂或摆于书房案头，读书时点上一炷清香，便有了“红袖添香夜读书”的美妙意境。灵性的香炉赋予人们更多的生命灵性，它穿越时光隧道，追逐并领略博大深远的历史文化。

Chinese classical poetry is often used in incense, "sunshine censer living purple smoke" in the Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai's "Mount Lu" falls down through the ages, the works about the Mount Lu Xianglufeng, the first day of reflection, purple dense, waterfall hung high, flies the Pentium, shows the Tang Dynasty people preference for incense and things. Think of incense biggest function in people's living habits, is a Buddha or worship ritual. In fact, the literati's favorite incense is also, in the hall or placed in a study desk, reading time of a cone of fragrance, it is a "netrose night reading" the beauty of artistic conception. Spiritual incense burner endows people with more life and spirit. It goes through the time tunnel to chase and appreciate the profound historical culture.