《明史·志·卷二十九》
百官在金水桥南，向北站立，舆到了都跪下，舆过了纔起身。
百官于金水桥南，北向立，舆至皆跪，过兴。
All the officials would stand on the Jin Shui Bridge facing north. The carriage would arrive, and they all would kneel. Once the carriage passed, they would stand back up.
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 百官于金水桥南，北向立，舆至皆跪，过兴。 [/INST] All the officials would stand on the Jin Shui Bridge facing north. The carriage would arrive, and they all would kneel. Once the carriage passed, they would stand back up.</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 百官于金水桥南，北向立，舆至皆跪，过兴。
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All the officials would stand on the Jin Shui Bridge facing north. The carriage would arrive, and they all would kneel. Once the carriage passed, they would stand back up.
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