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The result was: promoted by Miyagawa (talk) 11:35, 25 January 2015 (UTC)

Jiuduansha

 * ... that all 14 aquatic mammal species so far discovered in the Jiuduansha shoals off Pudong in Shanghai are endangered, including its bottlenose dolphins, finless porpoises, and spotted seals?
 * ALT1:... that the Jiuduansha shoals off Pudong are the spawning ground for hairy crab, a Shanghainese delicacy?
 * ALT2:... that the Chinese introduced cordgrass to stabilize the Jiuduansha shoals off Shanghai, replacing the wetlands disrupted by construction of Pudong International Airport, only for it to become an invasive species?
 * ALT3:... that the Shanghai municipal government made up for construction of its international airport in the wetlands of Pudong by stabilizing the Jiuduansha shoals at the mouth of the Yangtze?
 * ALT4:... that Jiuduansha, a nature preserve in Shanghai, China, is home to wild populations of bottlenose dolphins, finless porpoises, and spotted seals?
 * ALT5:... that Shanghai's Jiuduansha&mdash;the "Nine-part Shoals"&mdash;actually only has four parts?
 * Reviewed: Ohel Rachel Synagogue

Created by LlywelynII (talk). Self nominated at 11:21, 13 January 2015 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg Thanks for the nice article. My favourite hook is ALT1. It took me a while to verify the bit about the hairy crab in the source, which uses the scientific name Eriocheir sinensis. However, for the hook to be used in DYK, the "Shanghainese delicacy" part also needs a source. -Zanhe (talk) 07:08, 17 January 2015 (UTC)
 * You're quite welcome. I've added the BBC source from the Shanghai hairy crab article, which seems to be a very good English-language introduction to the dish. Its author, however, inexplicably refers to it as a "Eastern Chinese delicacy" instead of noting it as a particularly Shanghainese dish, despite having a Shanghai dateline and discussing only Shanghainese experiences and styles of preparation. I would not want to make the hook about "Eastern Chinese cuisine" (which would involve creating a new dab page to point people at the great variety of eastern Chinese traditions) nor would I want to create an entire section on a page about a nature reserve detailing the culinary use of an animal people shouldn't be harvesting within the reserve... so if that BBC link isn't good enough, I do understand why but kindly just choose one of the other hooks ; ) — Llywelyn II   12:49, 19 January 2015 (UTC)


 * Symbol confirmed.svg The BBC source is probably good enough, but I added another source that says it more explicitly, just to be sure. The article is new enough, long enough, neutral, and well referenced. ALT1 is verified with inline references. QPQ is done. Image has a free license. Good to go. -Zanhe (talk) 22:52, 19 January 2015 (UTC)