The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:37, 19 December 2016 (UTC)
... that the mantou kiln, used for pottery in north China for some 2,000 years, is named after a type of steamed bread bun? Source: Wood, in Grove: "During the Warring States period (403–221 bc) two major styles of high-temperature kiln design emerged in China: the mantou kiln in northern China and the long (‘dragon’) kiln in southern China.... The domed tops of northern Chinese kilns are reminiscent of mantou, the steamed rolls popular in north China... " (and [link] the source, or cite it briefly without using citation templates)
ALT1:... that ...? Source: "You are strongly encouraged to quote the source text supporting each hook" (and [link] the source, or cite it briefly without using citation templates)
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Interesting:
QPQ: Done.
Overall: AGF on source, especially as there are other online sources confirming the name (example). Just awaiting the QPQ, and then good to go. Euryalus (talk) 22:12, 8 December 2016 (UTC)
Thanks, QPQ waits on resolving a query. Johnbod (talk) 04:10, 9 December 2016 (UTC)
Ping didn't work but I was passing anyway. Pleased at your dedication in actually visiting the QPQ subject. Alas I have not personally gone to try a Mantou kiln. With QPQ done this DYK is Good to Go. -- Euryalus (talk) 04:12, 13 December 2016 (UTC)
AGF on source, especially as there are other online sources confirming the name (example). Just awaiting the QPQ, and then good to go. Euryalus (talk) 22:12, 8 December 2016 (UTC)
