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或者视察民间风俗，或者审理各种冤狱，或访问民众疾苦，以布施恩德，这都是巡狩的含义。
或省察风俗，或审理冤狱，或问民疾苦，以布宣德泽，皆巡狩之名也。
It is either to inspect local customs and traditions, or to adjudicate all kinds of wrongful judgments, or to inquire about the difficulties experienced by the people, and to show kindness and benevolence, and these are all part of the meaning of inspection tours.