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From where do you obtain your info? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Whoelsehimself (talk • contribs) 04:46, 5 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Information sources are given as reference citations in relevant articles' reference sections: the rest is explanatory text regarding the referenced information.Dcattell (talk) 05:53, 5 May 2014 (UTC)

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 * Hopkins, L. C.1920. "The Shaman or Wu 巫: A Study in Graphic Camouflage", ''The New China Review 2.5:423-39.

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Quan Tangshi
Hi Dcattel;

Quick question on Quan Tangshi to ask if you are planning any more work on it. I have some notes to put in to raise it from stub status, but don't want to mess if you are going to do something. Or I could go ahead and you could cast your careful eye on my stuff. Cheers, ch (talk) 18:39, 25 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Hi, ch please do go ahead and work on Quan Tangshi! I'm currently looking at some Ming-Qing transition poetry related stuff, including the Qing interest in the Chinese literary tradition; however, I have no especial plan to work on with Quan Tangshi. I will be looking forward towards seeing your improvements to it! Cheers, Dcattell (talk) 18:54, 25 June 2014 (UTC) 18:52, 25 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks again for work on this article and for creating it in the first place. I used the QTS as an abbreviation, but maybe this is not necessary in such a short article. But before I take it out, I thought I'd ask if you have more plans and a need for the ChTS abbreviation. If so, it makes sense to leave the abbreviations in. Otherwise, maybe there's no need for QTS or for readers to know what is used in one (terrific) book, and without looking for other abbreviations in other works. I'm also going to add a little more comparing it to earlier and later anthologies and also a little more from the Kroll article explaining why there are so many Tang poems (although, as you know, not so many as in Song and later dynasties. Cheers in any case! ch (talk) 16:44, 30 June 2014 (UTC)
 * You are correct that the "ChTS" reference appears as somewhat of a disruption, in the context of this section. However, I edit articles mostly on the basis of what I information I would look for in an article; and, ChTS is of encyclopedic value. If you read some of the literature, such as Schafer, who is hardly outdated; then, mapping "ChTS" to Quan Tangshi is the sort of thing one might find of encyclopedic value. It is not self-evident that "ChTS" is an acronym for Quan Tangshi (neither is "QTS", for that matter). Part of the reason I got interested in Wikipedia articles on Chinese poetry literature was trying to figure out if two authors were referring to the same person or subject or not (and this is often still the case)! But, perhaps this is what infoboxes are for. On another aspect of the article, I thought your pointing out the divisions of the QTS anthology into sections was quite on the mark. Indeed, the article could perhaps benefit from a little more in this direction; for example, in regard to the remarkable way in which women authors were classified! (I have a reference for it some where, but please don't wait for me to continue improving the article!). I can work on an infobox. Anyway, thank you so much for your excellent work to improve this important article, Dcattell (talk) 19:45, 30 June 2014 (UTC)

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 * to which of the traditional selection criteria is chosen. [Jin dynasty (265–420)|Jin dynasty] (265–420), the Sixteen Kingdoms (also known as the "Sixteen States", 304 to 439), and the [[
 * *Davis, A. R. (Albert Richard), Editor and Introduction, The Penguin Book of Chinese Verse. Baltimore: Penguin Books (1970).

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Good article
Hello. I came across an article that would be useful for Dog in Chinese mythology. Best wishes, Keahapana (talk) 19:52, 24 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Mair, Victor H, Canine Conundrums: Eurasian Dog Ancestor Myths in Historical and Ethnic Perspective, SINO-PLATONIC PAPERS, Number 87, October 1998.
 * Thanks! Good one not to miss! Dcattell (talk) 18:34, 25 September 2014 (UTC)

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 * and goat, nor between male and female; although in English, an adult male sheep is known as a "ram" . The Year of the Goat is associated with the Earthly Branch symbol '''[[

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