《明史·本纪·卷二十三》
这年冬天，延安、庆阳降大雪，百姓饥荒，盗贼趁机大肆作乱。
是冬，延安、庆阳大雪，民饥，盗贼益炽。
That winter, heavy snow fell in Yanan and Qingyang, causing famine among the people. Bandits took advantage of the situation to cause chaos.
<s>[INST] Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 是冬，延安、庆阳大雪，民饥，盗贼益炽。 [/INST] That winter, heavy snow fell in Yanan and Qingyang, causing famine among the people. Bandits took advantage of the situation to cause chaos.</s>
Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 是冬，延安、庆阳大雪，民饥，盗贼益炽。
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That winter, heavy snow fell in Yanan and Qingyang, causing famine among the people. Bandits took advantage of the situation to cause chaos.
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