Song Dynasty manuscript Hong Fan Zheng Jian

Author: Yin Mengxia
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Publish Date: 1992-09-01
Features: This book comprehensively incorporates the complex and elaborate "Unity of Heaven and Man" philosophy from Confucianism and Taoism. It categorizes them based on the Five Elements, extensively lists various "auspicious and inauspicious signs" from the Spring and Autumn period to subsequent dynasties, and associates these natural phenomena with the actions of emperors, the rise and fall of dynasties, all to instill reverence in those who inherit the throne and the people, encouraging them to uphold virtue and govern according to heaven's will, thereby ensuring the eternal stability of the state. While the ideas reflected in the book are not commendable, from the perspective of studying ancient philosophical thought and the behavioral norms of the feudal ruling class, it remains an invaluable source of documentary material.