《北史·本记·卷十二》
十七日，派出八位使者巡视各地风俗。
戊申，发八使巡省风俗。
On the seventeenth day, sending out eight envoys to inspect folk customs everywhere.
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 戊申，发八使巡省风俗。 [/INST] On the seventeenth day, sending out eight envoys to inspect folk customs everywhere.</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 戊申，发八使巡省风俗。
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On the seventeenth day, sending out eight envoys to inspect folk customs everywhere.
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