Dong Zhongshu's Chunqiu Fanlu (Luxuriant Dew of the Spring and Autumn Annals) — the foundational text of Han Confucian cosmology, developing the theory of cosmic resonance (ganying) and the Three Bonds.
Articulates Heaven-Human resonance: the ruler's virtue affects natural phenomena; disasters signal Heaven's warning; the Three Bonds (ruler-minister, father-son, husband-wife) are grounded in the cosmic order of yin and yang.
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