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DYK for Pu Shunqing
On 2 January 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Pu Shunqing, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Pu Shunqing is considered the first female screenwriter in China? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pu Shunqing. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 3 January 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Qian Zhuangfei, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Qian Zhuangfei(pictured), a Communist secret agent credited with saving the life of Premier Zhou Enlai, was the father of Li Lili, nicknamed "China's Mae West"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Qian Zhuangfei. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
The ongoing military reforms will dramatically alter the face of the PLA, and wreak havoc on the current article structure on Wikipedia... as all the military regions are being consolidated into new 'battle zones'. Many current generals will be forced into retirement. Just alerting you and wondering if you have any plans to monitor and update these articles? Colipon+(Talk) 01:59, 4 January 2016 (UTC)
@Colipon: I'll try to keep the articles updated. There will be only five new zones, so they should be easier to maintain in the future. -Zanhe (talk) 17:09, 11 January 2016 (UTC)
@Colipon: An easier way is to wait for the US military to publish their (public domain) research on the Chinese reorg, and copy the content to Wikipedia. But that may take a while. -Zanhe (talk) 17:39, 11 January 2016 (UTC)
Invitation to a virtual editathon on Women in Music
On 8 January 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hu Di, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Hu Di, a top Communist Chinese secret agent, was executed by the Communist commander Zhang Guotao? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hu Di. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Good news! This is an area which seems of low priority in our zip-zip world, but articles on the history of the disciplines and scholars in them probably give more "value added" and are less likely to be duplicated elsewhere. I'm now finishing an article on Ji Chaoding/ Chi Ch'aoding, which I will move to mainspace soon. It's hard to know when to stop adding, since he touched on so many important areas. I hope you will keep an eye out and work it over if you have time.
Zanhe, I was wondering whether you could check the Chinese sources for this nomination to see whether they've been closely paraphrased or the facts misrepresented in the article. As you can see from the review, Yoninah found significant instances of both in the English language sources, and under the circumstances we should have someone check the Chinese ones. I've asked Nikkimaria to take another look at the English sources, since it isn't feasible for Yoninah to do further checks. Thank you very much for any help you can give. BlueMoonset (talk) 18:37, 10 January 2016 (UTC)
@VictoriaGrayson: Are you serious? I did nothing to damage the content of the article, only removing excessive quotations in footnotes copied-and-pasted from sources. They were causing multiple reference errors (see this and this), and were likely in violation of WP:COPYQUOTE. On the contrary, my edits fixed the glaring errors your "months of work" did not fix, which you summarily reverted, twice. Now who's not respecting other people's work? -Zanhe (talk) 23:37, 14 January 2016 (UTC)
Well, none of these editors can be bothered to fix the multiple referencing errors resulting in big red warnings. -Zanhe (talk) 00:15, 15 January 2016 (UTC)
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Are there anything you did not create about China?
@Winterysteppe: I try to write as much as possible, but I often feel like Jingwei trying to fill the sea. English Wikipedia's China coverage probably scratches only 1% of the surface, and I'm only trying to raise it to 1.1%. -Zanhe (talk) 19:37, 17 January 2016 (UTC)
@Zanhe: I want to apologize for my earlier post. i was rude and im sorry. And yeah English Wikipedia is alot and the standards would preclude many people from being added. Winterysteppe (talk) 23:21, 21 January 2016 (UTC)
Hi Zanhe, hope the new year finds you well (or will find you well, depending which one(s) you want to celebrate). Would you be able to enter the Chinese name of Lauw Giok Lan into his article? The characters are available at this link. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:57, 23 January 2016 (UTC)
@Crisco 1492: It's done. Happy New Year to you too, and hope fatherhood is treating you well. I celebrate both new years (double the new year resolutions!). Cheers, -Zanhe (talk) 19:31, 23 January 2016 (UTC)
Thanks! Things are going well on the fatherhood front. The little guy got his first Chinese outfit, complete with hat + queue, so he can celebrate Chinese New Year with my wife's family. Adorable! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:28, 24 January 2016 (UTC)
Invitation to an online editathon on Black Women's History
I noted your remark in Edit summary that the titles I listed were "not suitable for inclusion" because they are self-published. Actually, although self-published work is generally unfit for reliable sourcing, there appears to be no such restriction on Further reading.
There is little public information about the Laotian Civil War because it was both so heavily classified, and it was overshadowed by the Vietnam War. However, participants are beginning to write their own books about their experiences. Because the subject matter is not commercially viable, these books are self-published. The four I listed struck me as being the best of the lot, capable of giving insight into the war. Even if I could not use them for sources, I find them informative for a general audience. Thus, the Further reading list, whose factual accuracy may be suspect because of the self-publication rule, but redolent with the ambiance of the war.Georgejdorner (talk) 20:56, 28 January 2016 (UTC)
@Georgejdorner: I generally remove self-published sources on sight because most of them are unreliable and self-promotional, but your reasoning makes a lot of sense, so I went ahead and restored them. By the way, I've enjoyed reading your series of articles on the Laos Civil War, which I knew little about. Thanks for your hard work! -Zanhe (talk) 23:03, 28 January 2016 (UTC)
Did not want to load the dice beforehand...but now I would like to mention that I have a dozen more of the genre on my shelf, but they are just not well enough written to be of interest except to a borderline obsessive on the subject. Further, I would like to note that Webb has written several books that were published by reputable publishers before self-publishing the one I recommend. Go figure.Georgejdorner (talk) 04:15, 29 January 2016 (UTC)
Technical help
Hi, I am hoping you can give some pointers to me. I am trying to create a page for Li Weiwei, a politician in Hunan province, but there is already a woman by that same name, who happens to be a handball player. I moved the page (handball player) "Li Weiwei" today to "Li Weiwei (handball)" and would like to create the page for Li Weiwei (the politician) at "Li Weiwei", in addition to creating a disambiguation page. However, a large number of articles, much more than expected, link to the handball player article; my question to you is, how do I fix all the links that point to "Li Weiwei" by changing references in all other articles which link to the handball player to link to "Li Weiwei (handball)" instead of "Li Weiwei", in an automated fashion? Have you performed this kind of change before? Colipon+(Talk) 20:49, 1 February 2016 (UTC)
@Colipon: Yeah, this happens a lot with sportspeople articles. A large number of links are via templates. I dabbed the links in all the templates, so that'll fix those cases. For the rest, I normally just hand-edit them. It's tedious, but I see no other way. Some people use WP:AWB, but I've not tried it because it's only supported on Windows. Timmyshin may be able to help you with that. -Zanhe (talk) 21:12, 1 February 2016 (UTC)
@Wuerzele: Thanks for creating the article! By coincidence, I just read about him on The Economist a few weeks ago, and added a bit of info to ChemChina, so I was already familiar with the topic when I saw your new article. I'll try to dig some more info from Chinese sources and expand it a bit. Cheers, -Zanhe (talk) 00:45, 4 February 2016 (UTC)
Hi Zanhe. Mind lending a helping hand? Just created the article Zeng Junchen, but it's an orphan (so much out there to be done...) Is there any quick way to resolve this? Or do I have to create more related articles? Cheers. Kingoflettuce (talk) 13:50, 10 February 2016 (UTC)
@Kingoflettuce: Nice article! The quickest way to de-orphan a biographical article is to add it to lists. In this case, you can add it to 1888, Deaths in 1964, and Zeng (surname). A question about the article: are you sure his family lived by the sea? Most Sichuan salt merchants deal with salt from the mines around Zigong. You may want to double check the source. -Zanhe (talk) 17:39, 10 February 2016 (UTC)
@Kingoflettuce: 岸 means shore, not bay, and it could be seashore or river/lakeshore. Is it possible to type the whole sentence? The Google books page is not accessible to me. -Zanhe (talk) 03:03, 11 February 2016 (UTC)
Admittedly there is that ambiguity. Sorry that will have to wait, I'm on my phone. But it's in the same para as his family. Juicy chunk of info in there. Kingoflettuce (talk) 05:43, 11 February 2016 (UTC)
Must have been too tired that day, saw it wrongly. The actual word used is 湾. There must be the element of a small creek or gulf, right? Additionally, would like to ask if you could expound the meaning of 族叔. I have not heard it being used in my part of the world, but I assume it refers to a friend or peer of one's father. Kingoflettuce (talk) 04:01, 15 February 2016 (UTC)
@Kingoflettuce: 湾 is either a bay or a riverbend. From most Chinese sources I've read about him (although admittedly there's not much available online), he's never lived outside Sichuan, so it's unlikely he lived by the sea. As for 族叔, it's literally "clan uncle", i.e. a male relative of one's father's generation, sharing the same family name. -Zanhe (talk) 04:15, 15 February 2016 (UTC)
Yeah, bay. Surely there can be a more specific title for this "clan uncle". It is mentioned that Zeng did some work for other salt merchants in Shanghai during his 20s. Indeed, I like the obscure topics -- makes for more exciting info scavenging. However I am certain there's more to be found, especially given his remarkable life. Would love to find a news article on his death or something; any idea if a trove of some kind exists to make my job easier? Admittedly I am more comfortable with English but it's always good to use my mother tongue more often... Kingoflettuce (talk) 05:24, 15 February 2016 (UTC)
Hmm, according to this article from Neijiang Daily, he lived with his grandfather in Ziliujing (Zigong), and began apprenticing in Zigong's salt wells at age 9. Seems to contradict your source. I'm sure a lot has been written about him in Chinese, but the problem is most Chinese sources are not available online. As for "clan uncle", I don't think it's possible to accurately translate the term to English. Technically a cousin once removed, it's actually more like an uncle. In traditional Chinese families, cousins of the same family name were typically raised together like brothers. Zh-wiki is severely underdeveloped, mainly because it's often blocked in China, and because there are much better developed alternatives such as Baidu Baike and Hudong Baike. -Zanhe (talk) 06:11, 15 February 2016 (UTC)
Yes, I also found a blogpost on his descendants (he apparently had six children) but couldn't find the info anywhere else. My source certainly says he learnt from his "clan uncle" -- could it be a typo since both go zufu? In any case, at least the age 9 bit is agreed upon. Cousin-once-removed is 表舅 though right? (In the case of the male at least.) Kingoflettuce (talk) 12:04, 16 February 2016 (UTC)
@Kingoflettuce: "Clan uncle" is zushu, grandfather is zufu, close but not the same. Only male first-cousin-once-removed can be 表舅 (or 堂叔 or 表叔, Chinese relationship are more precisely defined), but zushu is usually second cousin, or even third, but the key is the family name must be the same, which is what matters the most in traditional Chinese families. -Zanhe (talk) 05:45, 17 February 2016 (UTC)
Brain's not working once again! Must have been thinking clan father. Now the discrepancy is clearly not accidental... Hm.... I also did not know biaoshu was that a specific term; where I live, we address all the other the cousins-once-removed as how we would the first. Interesting. Are you a mainlander, if you mind me asking? And do you prefer writing about modern or ancient/not so modern Chinese? Kingoflettuce (talk) 15:21, 17 February 2016 (UTC)
Actually my brain wasn't working properly either! The "表" (different family name) relationship is looser and not restricted to first cousin, only "堂" is strictly defined as first cousin, more distant cousins with the same family name is 族. I'm actually a Chinese-Canadian who studied East Asian history at an American university, so I know more about Chinese history and traditions than probably 95% of mainlanders :-). My main interests are ancient history and archaeology, and secondly modern history. I write about modern topics more often because it's so much easier! -Zanhe (talk) 18:52, 17 February 2016 (UTC)
And (as is the sad reality, at least based on my observations during travels and of tourists) more courteous than 95% of them too. Whatever happened to the classical Chinese culture I read of? Anyways, would you advise creating articles for most of the Liaozhai stories? I've borrowed a copy of the Minford translation (also had the Giles one but that was too drab; Minford one has to be returned very soon!) and am thoroughly enjoying the stories. Tested the waters with Cut Sleeve (and I can't find that story in the Sondergrad translation of Liaozhai) but worry that the rest may not pass GNG. Are they (the 500-odd stories) inherently deserving of an article each? Kingoflettuce (talk) 03:06, 18 February 2016 (UTC)
@Kingoflettuce: Sorry, but literature is not my forte. I tried to read the Liaozhai decades ago, but am ashamed to admit that I never finished more than 10% of the book. I do remember many of the stories being very short and probably not notable, but it all depends on how much coverage you can find in secondary sources. I wouldn't spend so much effort on a single narrow topic like this (there are so many more important articles missing or needing expansion), but you should be guided by your own interests. -Zanhe (talk) 18:51, 18 February 2016 (UTC)
In a sense, I do not feel competent enough to write about the "more important" topics -- something I wouldn't want to dabble with lest I get something wrong. Wouldn't be as bad for obscure topics (in which case basic presence here is nonexistent to begin with!). At the same time my interest lies in the obscure and quirky (generally more of the obscure and quirky). My crowning achievement for now would be to have a Template:Liaozhai. Hope to at least finish the notable tales! Painted Skin is the most famous of the lot and yet its article is in dire need of help. One more thing: should the title be the original title in pinyin or the translated one? What's the convention? I would assume the original ones (because you can translate it many ways -- who to follow? Wiles and Minford are equally reliable (at least for titular translations)) but it would look and sound terrible at times, a long string of pinyin names (many of which 90% of readers would not be able to pronounce). Kingoflettuce (talk) 14:47, 19 February 2016 (UTC)
@Kingoflettuce: Cool, once you're done with all the Liaozhai articles, I'll just read them like Cliff Notes instead of the real thing :-). Yes, Painted Skin can really use your help. A famous story like that deserves to be a GA. And don't be afraid of making mistakes, most of them are simple to fix, and we'll love you as long as your mistake/contribution ratio remains low. WRT article titles, I believe the convention is to use English if there's a widely accepted translation (e.g. Painted Skin), or pinyin if there's none (see Talk:Cefu Yuangui). -Zanhe (talk) 17:34, 19 February 2016 (UTC)
It will take a while... Hopefully I can complete it in three months (given my slow work rate). Now, if only I could get my hands on all the 1886 Liaozhai illustrations! Kingoflettuce (talk) 09:41, 20 February 2016 (UTC)
Peng (state)
Hello Zanhe; I have noticed that you moved all links for Peng (state) to Dapeng. However, there was another state named Peng with (almost) the same name and also located at Xuzhou, that was, however, completely unrelated to Dapeng. The other Peng was a city-state during the Spring and Autumn period. Applodion (talk) 18:41, 10 February 2016 (UTC)
@Applodion: Thanks for creating Dapeng (state), great work! I've read a lot of Zhou dynasty history, but never heard of another Peng state during the Spring and Autumn period. The only other Peng I know is the Peng Rong that joined King Wu of Zhou during the conquest of Shang. Of course, it could be just my ignorance, as there were so many states at the time, many only mentioned fleetingly in ancient sources. Can you point me to some sources about the other Peng (a passage in the Zuozhuan, perhaps)? Thanks, Zanhe (talk) 18:55, 10 February 2016 (UTC)
Hmmh... Sorry, I thought I had read about it in Defining Chu: Image And Reality In Ancient China, but now that I look it up, I can't find any mention of it. I was probably mistaken. However, the state mentioned in Pi (state) can't be Dapeng, as Dapeng was destroyed around 1060 BC. Applodion (talk) 19:12, 10 February 2016 (UTC)
@Zanhe: Or is that war with Pi meant to have happened before the Zhou dynasty? It doesn't make sense anyway that Pi was supposed to be founded under King Wu, but fought a war against the Shang dynasty. Sadly, there are no references... Applodion (talk) 19:13, 10 February 2016 (UTC)
@Applodion: Yeah, Pi also existed during the proto-historical Shang era, so it might have fought Peng during that time. The lack of references makes it hard to ascertain where that info comes from, but it's probably recorded in some traditional history written much later, not considered entirely reliable. As for the founding date, many peripheral states were "officially" founded/enfeoffed by Zhou after the conquest of Shang, even though they had had a history long before then. Chu is a good example. -Zanhe (talk) 19:29, 10 February 2016 (UTC)
@Zanhe: Didn't thought of that! Thank you. Unfortunately I can't read Chinese even though I love its history, so I cannot access a lot of information. Applodion (talk) 19:54, 10 February 2016 (UTC)
@Applodion: From the impressive articles you've written, I always thought you were well-versed in Chinese! But not reading Chinese may be a blessing in disguise. I often read both English and Chinese books on the same topic, and there are so many conflicting conclusions I find it hard to start writing anything substantial, which is why I've been mostly writing about modern topics. -Zanhe (talk) 20:02, 10 February 2016 (UTC)
@Zanhe: Thank you for the compliment! I had already heard that Chinese and English historians seem to disagree on a lot of things, but I never thought it was that bad! Well, I hope my articles are not too biased toward the English expert opinion. In any case, I will continue to write more articles on ancient Chinese history. Applodion (talk) 20:16, 10 February 2016 (UTC)
@Applodion: It just occurred to me that there was indeed another Peng state during Western Zhou. It's written with a different character: 倗, so it escaped me earlier. The state was not recorded in history, and was unknown until an archaeological discovery 12 years ago. See this article. -Zanhe (talk) 23:07, 10 February 2016 (UTC)
@Zanhe: Thanks for the pdf! I think I will create an article on this state sometime in the future, too. All Pengs should be represented, after all. ^^ Applodion (talk) 14:10, 11 February 2016 (UTC)
@Applodion: Great! When you do, please drop me a note. I visited the National Museum in Beijing last year, and took pictures of the excavated artifacts from the Peng 倗 rulers' tombs. I'll try to upload them to the commons, if the quality is decent. They're quite impressive for an almost unknown state. -Zanhe (talk) 23:44, 11 February 2016 (UTC)
@Zanhe: Awesome! I will contact you as soon as I find the time to write the article. Do you also have some pictures or articles I could use for Xu (state)? I would like to write about the state's culture and art, but so far I didn't found much in English. Applodion (talk) 14:51, 12 February 2016 (UTC)
Also, an inscription Chai Xu on a halberd of a king of Yue is interpreted by some scholars as "to aid the Xu state", but others read the words as the name of the king. See this article (in Chinese with English abstract). There's a lot of uncertainty about this, so I'm not sure if you want to add it to the article. -Zanhe (talk) 20:26, 12 February 2016 (UTC)
@Zanhe: Thanks! I would actually like to mention this discussion, but could you tell me the article's name and author in English so that i can give a good reference? Also, was something written in the book you referenced about yaoyin Yin, or is the inscription all we know about him? Do we know how old his grave in Zhejiang is? Furthermore, do you really think these articles are GA worthy? A lot of questions... I hope I don't bother you too much. ^^ Applodion (talk) 22:07, 12 February 2016 (UTC)
@Applodion: 1. I added the reference to the bibliography section; 2. No, Yin is not recorded in history, and only known from this inscription; 3. No exact date is given in the museum, only "Spring and Autumn period", however, since Xu was conquered by Wu in 512 BC, and Wu by Yue in 473 BC, it was most likely made during this interval; 4. Yes, I think so. Of course it depends on the actual reviewer, but I don't see any potential concern that cannot be easily addressed; 5. No problem at all. It's really great to find someone else who's interested in this obscure topic. -Zanhe (talk) 05:14, 13 February 2016 (UTC)
On 14 February 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Xin Fengxia, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Xin Fengxia(pictured) refused to divorce her persecuted husband Wu Zuguang, and he took care of her after she was persecuted and became paralyzed? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Xin Fengxia. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 14 February 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Wu Zuguang, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Xin Fengxia(pictured) refused to divorce her persecuted husband Wu Zuguang, and he took care of her after she was persecuted and became paralyzed? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 16 February 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Kang Shi'en, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Vice PremierKang Shi'en, China's "energy czar", received an unprecedented demerit of the first grade after an oil rig accident that killed 72 people? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kang Shi'en. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 22 February 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Wang Baosen, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Wang Baosen, vice mayor of Beijing, committed suicide while under investigation for corruption? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Wang Baosen. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 25 February 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ren Jianxin (businessman), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that entrepreneur Ren Jianxin, founder of the world's 265th largest company, began with a loan of CN¥ 10,000? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ren Jianxin (businessman). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 28 February 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ye Liansong, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Governor Ye Liansong said he never thought of becoming a politician until he was told of his appointment as vice-mayor? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ye Liansong. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
@Kingoflettuce: It's sad that the Commons is infested with busybodies who come up with all kinds of highly improbable scenarios to get foreign Public Domain images deleted. Several of my uploads have now been nominated for deletion, and I hope they won't succeed. As for image editing, that's really not my forte. I can't do anything more complicated than cropping. The only graphics expert I know is Philg88, maybe he'll be willing to help out! -Zanhe (talk) 06:37, 1 March 2016 (UTC)
@Philg88: Am stupid, dunno how to upload a new version. There's a very irksome border line, and could the image be straightened (slightly slanted at the end). Really am bad at both this and Commons, but I try. :P Thanks for lending a helping hand, really appreciate it. Cheers! Kingoflettuce (talk) 08:47, 1 March 2016 (UTC)
Yeah Zanhe, but admittedly I don't know much about policy too. I didn't consider those scenarios, seemed pretty clear-cut to me. Oh well. At least the Liang Siyong pic got featured on the main! Kingoflettuce (talk) 08:47, 1 March 2016 (UTC)
On 1 March 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hao Jianxiu, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Hao Jianxiu, an illiterate teenage textile worker, became a model worker and a high-ranking politician after inventing a work method named after her? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hao Jianxiu. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
I am going to move the mill photo to what I think is an even better and more appropriate position in the article. If you don't like it, no problem, you can simply revert it. The article is well written and interesting! Thanks for writing it. --♥Golf (talk) 06:11, 1 March 2016 (UTC)
@♥Golf: Looks good, thanks for your edits! A bigger problem right now is that someone is now trying to strictly apply the URAA to non-US public domain photos and has nominated the Hao Jianxiu photos for deletion at the Commons. I hope they won't succeed, otherwise hundreds of thousands of images will be at risk. -Zanhe (talk) 06:27, 1 March 2016 (UTC)
Sorry to hear about the photo issues. I've dealt with that also in that I've had several photos deleted. I am getting better at putting the necessary information in the metadata section to keep most of the ones I've uploaded recently on the air. There is nothing worse than an article without pictures: it makes a great article very plain and often boring. I hope you prevail with your protest. --♥Golf (talk) 06:35, 1 March 2016 (UTC)
Fair-use cannot be claimed for living people. The comment was not specified to the subject of this section. See for example Liang Siyong. I would have thought fair-use rationale is the same on all wikis as they are all on US servers. It's just Commons which is the odd one out. JollyΩJanner23:50, 1 March 2016 (UTC)
DYK for Leila Alaoui
On 2 March 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Leila Alaoui, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that French-Moroccan photographer Leila Alaoui used to set up a portable studio in a public place, such as a market square, and invite interested passers-by to be photographed? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Leila Alaoui. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
@IJBall: Thanks for the heads-up. No doubt that's a new sock. I've seen quite a few suspicious new accounts making telltale edits here and there, but haven't bothered to file time-consuming SPIs. If they start to cause too much trouble, I guess then we'll have no other choice. -Zanhe (talk) 17:49, 4 March 2016 (UTC)
I have realised something most peculiar: pp 2074 to 2091 of Sondergard's Liaozhai translation [2] are no longer accessible! Yet I definitely managed to read them when I was writing on The Great Sage, Heaven's Equal and The Frog God (the latter was completed mere days ago!). What could be the cause? Certainly I did not imagine reading those pages! Very strange, thankfully I finished the abovementioned pages before they somehow became locked... Kingoflettuce (talk) 04:53, 6 March 2016 (UTC)
Goodness gracious! "Another Frog God Tale" has become unaccessible too! I was just about to start work on that. :( Am I going mad? Why are these pages (which were still available a few days ago) suddenly vanishing? Kingoflettuce (talk) 04:57, 6 March 2016 (UTC)
I tried viewing them on a different browser, and the number of unavailable pages just increased. Sigh. Can't find them at my library (best I have is the Minford ed) and don't think I'd buy them. Might have to shelve some things. Kingoflettuce (talk) 05:12, 6 March 2016 (UTC)
@Kingoflettuce: I have no problem accessing them. I think you may have exceeded Google's limit on the number of pages you can read in a single book. I'd try again after a few weeks, and work on something else in the meantime. -Zanhe (talk) 17:36, 7 March 2016 (UTC)
@Kingoflettuce: Nice work! I'm going on a wikibreak for the next 2-3 weeks. I'll review the article when I come back, unless Finnusertop or someone else beats me to it, of course :). BTW, next time please don't create the GA1 subpage yourself: this gives the false impression on WP:GAN that the article is already under review, deterring potential reviewers. -Zanhe (talk) 03:44, 8 March 2016 (UTC)
Sure thing, enjoy your break! :) (I've been having a sporadic one too) Yeah, didn't know I was not supposed to, blindly followed the instructions. Haiz, still have much to learn. Btw, regarding DYK hooks, why do some insist on such (((boring))) stuff?? So pedantic, so factual, so dead. Kingoflettuce (talk) 15:40, 8 March 2016 (UTC)
That's because I'm old and pedantic, and because most people don't come to Wikipedia for entertainment :). -Zanhe (talk) 17:04, 8 March 2016 (UTC)
On 8 March 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article He Xiangning, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that He Xiangning(pictured), a feminist and revolutionary who refused to have her feet bound, organized China's first International Women's Day rally 92 years ago today? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/He Xiangning. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 8 March 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Huang Shuqin, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Woman, Demon, Human, directed by Huang Shuqin, is considered to be China's first feminist film? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Huang Shuqin. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 9 March 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Huang An (singer), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Huang An's 1993 album, New Dream of Butterfly Lovers, sold one million copies in Taiwan and six million worldwide, making it one of the country's best-selling albums? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Huang An (singer). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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On 12 March 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ren Zhiqiang, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Ren Zhiqiang, a property tycoon and outspoken critic of the government, has been called "China's Donald Trump"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ren Zhiqiang. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 15 March 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Wan Shaofen, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Wan Shaofen, China's first female provincial party chief, did not complete her term because of the downfall of Hu Yaobang? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Wan Shaofen. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 16 March 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ma Wenrui, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that China's Labour Minister Ma Wenrui was imprisoned for five years as a result of an interview with a book author? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ma Wenrui. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 23 March 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Zhoulai, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that after the ancient Chinese state of Zhoulai was conquered in 529 BC, its territory was ruled by three different states in the ensuing decades? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Zhoulai. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 23 March 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bai Jinian, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Bai Jinian was China's first provincial party chief elected by secret ballot, but was forced out of office three years later? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bai Jinian. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Thanks. I'll work up an expanded version and a list of questions (like an 逸書 category or marker?) for WT:CHINA discussion. Cheers, Keahapana (talk) 02:37, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
On 28 March 2016, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article 2016 Lahore suicide bombing, which you recently nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page.
On 1 April 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hu Dunfu, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that hu created utopia? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hu Dunfu. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Now that the previous RM resulted in no consensus, can you do another RM instead? You came up the idea of "turbulence", so I think I'll leave the proposal to you. --George Ho (talk) 01:07, 1 April 2016 (UTC)
Hans-Joachim Lang article in progress
Thanks for explaining my errors on my first try at DYK. Submitted too early and my name in a place that wanted the name of the creator of the article -- I was not claiming that status, just misunderstood the boxes. I will watch for when the article is in what you call the main space, and try again with a new form, correctly completed, which I hope is the correct next step re DYK. The Lang article grew out of edits to Natzweiler-Struthof (the only WWII concentration camp in modern day France) and Jewish skeleton collection, both with many references to Lang's recent work, with several editors updating and improving the two related articles. N0TABENE put Lang's article together, to be sure. --Prairieplant (talk) 11:07, 2 April 2016 (UTC)
Actually, Prairieplant and I worked on the article together, but I submitted the draft. It was based on translations of existing articles on the French and German Wikipedia, with additional sources. It was submitted for review 10 days ago (March 23). Most of the other articles I've written were reviewed within several hours - how can we get this article reviewed and uploaded to the mainspace?? Thanks. NotaBene 鹰百利 Talk23:24, 2 April 2016 (UTC)
@Prairieplant and N0TABENE: Thanks for the explanation. I'll give the draft some extra time to be reviewed. However, next time please submit articles for DYK after they're already accepted for the mainspace. -Zanhe (talk) 00:42, 4 April 2016 (UTC)
Zanhe N0TABENE modified the article for a stronger focus on Lang and not just his most major work, The Names of the Numbers. The topics related to The Names of the Numbers are now subsections under that heading and Lang's other works are in a separate section, not just the list of his bibliography. We have both searched on line for more biography on him (he must have a mother and father and do more than his journalism and faculty work, as busy as that might keep him) and found just a little to add. It was not put there are at first because it seemed not so important. We keep searching, know this is a start. I found an interview with Lang, but it talks about how he faced the various turning points in his research for The Names of the Numbers (when he first met a relative of one of those people -- how would they react to what he had learned, what drove him to do the difficult research to turn the numbers into names, and is he satisfied now. In short, all about his work, adding nothing to biography. I keep thinking, there must be more interviews with a publication written in several languages now, and of importance immediately to both Germany and France, as well as to the relatives of the people named and the lesson for all of us in the world, but those interviews are not popping up yet. Please take a look to see if that is more the shape of an article you were expecting. I appreciate your comments, so clear and so quickly made. I write here, because I do not think there is a place for me to say more at the DYK nomination page. Like taking that 70 years ago phrase out of one alternate, though Hirt has been infamous for 70 years, I see it is one phrase too many in the "hook". But the alternate is there and more concise. Reviews by others are informative and instructive in this process. --Prairieplant (talk) 22:39, 5 April 2016 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Xin Fengxia you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Johanna -- Johanna (talk) 16:01, 3 April 2016 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Wu Zuguang you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Johanna -- Johanna (talk) 16:02, 3 April 2016 (UTC)
On 4 April 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Chen Shu (painter), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Chen Shu, whose works (example pictured) were collected by the Qianlong Emperor, was praised by her son as an "exemplar of Confucian virtue"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Chen Shu (painter). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Stefan2 (talk) 10:44, 4 April 2016 (UTC)
@Stefan2: The redirect was automatically created when I moved an invalid article back to the author's userspace, and I agree it should be deleted. @MSGJ: I see that you've replaced the speedy tag with a redirect to Wang Dongma, but I don't think that's a valid redirect. Weng Songma is not a plausible typo for Wang Dongma. Cheers, -Zanhe (talk) 16:52, 4 April 2016 (UTC)
On 6 April 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Yun Bulong, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Yun Bulong, Chairman of Inner Mongolia, was killed when a train hit his car at a railway crossing? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Yun Bulong. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Liu Geping you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of MPJ-DK -- MPJ-DK (talk) 02:01, 8 April 2016 (UTC)
The article Liu Geping you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Liu Geping for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of MPJ-DK -- MPJ-DK (talk) 22:21, 8 April 2016 (UTC)
On 11 April 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bai Yang, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Bai Yang(pictured), one of China's most popular film actresses, was imprisoned for five years during the Cultural Revolution? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bai Yang. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
@Cawhee: Actually I was going to send you something delectable for creating the article. I've been planning to write about him for years, but never got around to do it. Thanks to you now I can cross it off from my to-do list. Cheers, -Zanhe (talk) 04:35, 11 April 2016 (UTC)
DYK for Chen Peiqiu
On 11 April 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Chen Peiqiu, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Chen Peiqiu is the best-selling Chinese woman painter? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Chen Peiqiu. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 12 April 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Basang, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Basang, a former slave, was the only woman leader in the Tibet Autonomous Region for more than two decades? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Basang. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 13 April 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lin Duo, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Lin Duo, the new governor of China's Gansu Province, was a navy submariner? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lin Duo. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Lin Duo), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Hi Zahne: This is to acknowledge your behind-the-scenes work in patrolling the DYK nominations page for nominations that fail eligibility requirements, or that have been withdrawn/rejected and need to be removed from the page. Your unheralded work is actually very much appreciated by prep builders like myself, as it lets us skip over ineligible hooks while we wade through the page. Thank you! Yoninah (talk) 18:46, 13 April 2016 (UTC)
Thanks Yoninah, it's always been a pleasure working with you. You've done lots of behind-the-scenes DYK work yourself, and are certainly more deserving of a barnstar! -Zanhe (talk) 19:30, 13 April 2016 (UTC)
Yo, it's been a while. Have been busy irl, so rate of activity has slowed. (Wonder if I can get the Weiqi Devil fixed in time) Anyway, quite pleasantly surprised that Bodybuilding in China netted that many views. Do the 23000+ views for 13 April count towards views for DYKSTATS? In any case, having garnered some 27,554 views on 12 April, it has become the April DYK leader :D Kingoflettuce (talk) 15:13, 14 April 2016 (UTC)
@Kingoflettuce: Wow 50K views, that's really impressive! You can add it the DYKSTATS all-time leaders list, and it'll be among the all-time top 10 for non-lead hooks. I don't see why the 13 April views shouldn't be added to the total: the traffic spike obviously resulted from the DYK hook. -Zanhe (talk) 17:05, 14 April 2016 (UTC)
On 16 April 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bu Xiaolin, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Bu Xiaolin, her father Buhe, and her grandfather Ulanhu have all served as Chairman of Inner Mongolia? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bu Xiaolin. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Bu Xiaolin), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 16 April 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Buhe (politician), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Bu Xiaolin, her father Buhe, and her grandfather Ulanhu have all served as Chairman of Inner Mongolia? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Buhe (politician)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 17 April 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Santi Ghose, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Indian nationalist Santi Ghose assassinated a British magistrate when she was 15 years old? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Santi Ghose. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 17 April 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Chen Run'er, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Chen Run'er was recently appointed Governor of China's Henan Province, despite the prediction of his downfall by a Radio Free Asia columnist? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Chen Run'er. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Chen Run'er), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 17 April 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Li Ye (poet), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Li Ye, a Taoist nun and courtesan renowned for her beauty and talent in poetry, was executed for treason? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Li Ye (poet). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Li Ye (poet)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Hi, I'm glad you learned something, but I don't think this Jewish scholarly language is going to attract many hits. Please take a look at ALT4. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 20:26, 20 April 2016 (UTC)
DYK for Jinding
On 20 April 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Jinding, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that on the 3,077-metre (10,095 ft)-high Golden Summit stands a 48-metre (157 ft)-tall stupa of the Ten-Faced Samantabhadra(pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Jinding. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Jinding), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Help with chinese political templates and articles
Hello, Zanhe. I accept your apology, it was clearly a computer glitch. The mistake was corrected within a span of 3 minutes, so please do not be frustrated over this. I am now creating English-language articles for articles in other wikipedias (currently I am creating them for the Spanish wikipedia). I was going to ask you to fill in the templates for the Jilin and Heilongjiang regional leaders. They are currently incomplete. Some of the politicians who have been leaders of the people's congresses and cppcc committees do not have English language articles. The articles Politics of Jilin, Politics of Fujian and Politics of Qinghai need to be expanded with lists of People's Congress Chairmen and CPPCC Committee Chairmen. I think users Colipon, Huangdan2060 and Shwangtianyuan could help out here. They have a great deal of interest in this field.
Zee money (talk) 08:52, 21 April 2016 (UTC)
DYK for Shuangyu
On 21 April 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Shuangyu, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Shuangyu, an international entrepôt used by Portuguese, Japanese, and Chinese traders and smugglers, was destroyed by the Ming dynasty in 1548? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Shuangyu. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 22 April 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sha Fei, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Harvard University is holding a conference today on Sha Fei, "The Photographer Who Shaped Modern China" (sample photograph pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sha Fei. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Sha Fei), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
@Falcorian: Thanks for the note! Actually CWH deserves most of the credit for the article. He's written lots of articles on Chinese historical figures and scholars of China. If you like Sha Fei, you might also enjoy reading Lang Jingshan, another photographer article that CWH and I collaborated on. Cheers, -Zanhe (talk) 06:00, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
On 24 April 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Guan Zilan, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that painter Guan Zilan(pictured), once an art world favourite, became largely forgotten in Communist China and rediscovered photos of her were mistaken for images of the movie star Ruan Lingyu? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Guan Zilan. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Guan Zilan), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 25 April 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Janie Tsao, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the couple Janie and Victor Tsao started Linksys in their garage, and sold it for half a billion dollars? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Janie Tsao. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Janie Tsao), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 25 April 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Victor Tsao, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the couple Janie and Victor Tsao started Linksys in their garage, and sold it for half a billion dollars? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Victor Tsao), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 25 April 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Gu Xiulian, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Gu Xiulian was China's first female provincial governor? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gu Xiulian. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Gu Xiulian), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 27 April 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Han Xu, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that decades before Han Xu became China's ambassador to the US, he was a guerrilla fighter who helped rescue American pilots shot down by the Japanese? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Han Xu), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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On 7 May 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hu Lanqi, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that before Hu Lanqi(pictured) became China's first female major general, she was a magazine cover girl, a prisoner of Nazi Germany, and was invited to Moscow by Maxim Gorky? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hu Lanqi. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Hu Lanqi), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
@Howkafkaesque: Sorry for not being more helpful, I've been taking a long wikibreak. Glad you've been able to figure this one out. I'll try to be more responsive next time. Cheers, -Zanhe (talk) 05:43, 10 September 2016 (UTC)
On 20 May 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Yang Hongying, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Yang Hongying, whose books have sold more than 50 million copies, is known as "China's J. K. Rowling"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Yang Hongying. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Yang Hongying), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article He Xiangning you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of CaroleHenson -- CaroleHenson (talk) 02:01, 31 May 2016 (UTC)
Hey Zanhe, you suddenly dropped off the radar at the end of April - hope everything is still going well for you. Regards. _dk (talk) 05:46, 4 July 2016 (UTC)
@Underbar dk and CWH: Sorry for dropping out without a notice. I only meant to take a short travel break in May, but found the the extra free time liberating, so I decided to leave Wikipedia for a while and resume my long-postponed goal of finishing The Cambridge History of China. I'm aiming to finish reading all the remaining volumes by the end of the year, and hopefully resume my normal editing early next year. Cheers! -Zanhe (talk) 05:24, 10 September 2016 (UTC)
Good to hear! I've long waited in vain for my library to get the new volume 5 part 2 on the Song, perhaps you can tell me if there are any explosive revelations. Cheers! _dk (talk) 08:39, 10 September 2016 (UTC)
Just don't then decide to finish off Needham's Science and Civilisation!
As you go along, you might think about the question raised at The Cambridge History of China of whether to include the TOCs of each volume. I agree that this would be cumbersome, but it would be useful to readers if there were some way of doing it. Just a thought.ch (talk) 16:07, 10 September 2016 (UTC)
Hi, I wondered if you'd be interested in joining Wikipedia:WikiProject Asia/The 10,000 Challenge based on Wikipedia:The 10,000 Challenge and Wikipedia:WikiProject Africa/The 10,000 Challenge? The idea is to showcase the work being done on wikipedia across the continent, and inspire more people to create and work on countries which might not usually get much attention and then possibly running some contests to bring in new editors. I know it's very existence will definitely make me more likely to contribute more on China and other countries. Could be a way to highlight work needing doing for China and draw in new editors! Or perhaps set up a 1000 Challenge for China feeding into it? Not sure, but if interested add your name to the participants and I'll consider setting something up later in the month.♦ Dr. Blofeld20:29, 8 October 2016 (UTC)
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