Template:Did you know nominations/Mantou kiln


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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:37, 19 December 2016 (UTC)

Mantou kiln

 * ... 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)
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 * Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Essex Street, London

Created by Johnbod (talk). Self-nominated at 17:23, 6 December 2016 (UTC).


 * Thanks, QPQ waits on resolving a query. Johnbod (talk) 04:10, 9 December 2016 (UTC)
 * ping User:Euryalus. Well, I've given up on this, & done Template:Did you know nominations/Essex Street, London instead. Johnbod (talk) 03:33, 13 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg 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)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg 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)