中国古代治铸业是很发达的。在新石器时代晚期,陶器的制造技术就已经相当高超。陶器的生产为青铜铸造奠定了基础,而青铜铸造又为铁器的使用创造了条件。在原始社会的母系氏族公社时代,制陶业已经较为发达了。制彩陶的生产过程为:选料——制坯——修饰——绘彩——烧制。到了奴隶社会初期,已能生产青铜件。其生产过程是:选料——陶模——雕刻——烘模——外范(内 Ancient Chinese casting industry is very developed. In the late Neolithic, pottery manufacturing technology has been very high. Pottery production laid the groundwork for bronze casting, which in turn created conditions for the use of iron. In primitive society matriarchal era, the pottery industry has been more developed. The production process of colored pottery is: choice of material - blank - modification - painted color - firing. To the early days of slave society, has been able to produce bronze pieces. The production process is: election materials - Tao Mold - sculpture - baking mold - outside (within