Abstract: The theory of auspicious and disasterous signs can be traced to confucius,but it was Dong Zhongshu of the Western Han Dynasty who culminated it.Its theoretical basis is the idea of correspondence between man and nature.Confucianist divination which was popular is late Western Han Dynasty and prevalent in the whole of Eastern Han Dynasty was directly inherited from Dong's theory.By synthesizing various ancient diabolic tricks and wicked crafts,it gradually developed into the dominant official ideology.After the Wei and Jin Dynasties,the mainstream of confucianist divination developed in two directions:either absorbed by Taoism and Buddhism or spread through various channels among common people.

Key words: Dong Zhongshu, auspicious sign, disasterous sign, confucianist divination, book of prophecy