《明史·志·卷六十二》
正统四年，河水冲破堤防，闸门被堵塞，都督武兴因此关闭不用，仍然从瓜洲回绕堤坝。
正统四年，水溃闸塞，都督武兴因闭不用，仍自瓜洲盘坝。
In the fourth year of Zhengtong’s reign, flood waters breached the embankments and blocked the sluice gates. The governor-general Wu Xing had them shut down as a result of this and went back to using the detour via Guazhou to pass the dam.
<s>[INST] Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 正统四年，水溃闸塞，都督武兴因闭不用，仍自瓜洲盘坝。 [/INST] In the fourth year of Zhengtong’s reign, flood waters breached the embankments and blocked the sluice gates. The governor-general Wu Xing had them shut down as a result of this and went back to using the detour via Guazhou to pass the dam.</s>
Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 正统四年，水溃闸塞，都督武兴因闭不用，仍自瓜洲盘坝。
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In the fourth year of Zhengtong’s reign, flood waters breached the embankments and blocked the sluice gates. The governor-general Wu Xing had them shut down as a result of this and went back to using the detour via Guazhou to pass the dam.
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