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A fact from Chen Dingshan appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 2 January 2025 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Chen Dingshan has been called the last heir of the Mandarin Ducks and Butterflies school?

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 15:22, 26 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Chen Dingshan has been called the last heir of the Mandarin Ducks and Butterflies school?

Source: Nicole Huang (黃心村) (June 2014). 舊聞新語話春申：陳定山的上海與台北 [Travels of Minor Narratives: Chen Dingshan's Shanghai and Taipei] (PDF). Journal of Taiwanese Literature (in Chinese) (24): 1–30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2024. (有學者將陳定山定格成遺老形象，說他是「鴛鴦蝴蝶派最後的傳承人」，「延續了民國舊式文人的一線餘脈」。[Some scholars have characterized Chen Dingshan as an old man, saying that he is "the last inheritor of the Mandarin Duck and Butterfly School" and "continues the remnants of the old-style literati of the Republic of China"])

ALT1: ... that the prolific author and artist Chen Dingshan named a hotel after two actresses? Source: Nicole Huang (黃心村) (June 2014). 舊聞新語話春申：陳定山的上海與台北 [Travels of Minor Narratives: Chen Dingshan's Shanghai and Taipei] (PDF). Journal of Taiwanese Literature (in Chinese) (24): 1–30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2024. (父親去世後，陳定山回到老家杭州，曾在西泠橋邊的風水寶地上建過一個「蝶來飯店」，取名於大明星胡蝶和徐來的名字。開業那天，請來胡蝶和徐來參加剪綵，轟轟烈烈，一時成為佳話，同時也炒熱了飯店的生意。[After his father passed away, Chen Dingshan returned to his hometown of Hangzhou and built the "Die Lai Hotel" on the Feng Shui treasure land next to Xiling Bridge, named after the famous stars Hu Die and Xu Lai. On the opening day, Hu Die and Xu Lai were invited to participate in the ribbon-cutting ceremony, which was a great success and became a favorite story. It also heated up the hotel's business."])
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Phoebe Plummer (1 of 4)

Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 706 past nominations.

— Chris Woodrich (talk) 19:13, 9 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

New enough (created on 9 Nov), long enough, sources are good, very presentable. Hooks are cited and I confirm the content of the hooks. One bit I might need to pick is that Chen named a "restaurant", not a "hotel", after two actresses, as "飯店" usually refers to restauarants while "酒店" means hotels. So it should be
- ALT1a: ... that the prolific author and artist Chen Dingshan named a restaurant after two actresses?

Other than that, hooks are quite interesting. I would also prefer that you clarify in the original hook that the Mandarin Ducks and Butterflies School is a school of literature, but that's up to personal discretion. QPQ confirmed.

Finally, I wish to use this space to say a big thank you for writing the "brother article" of Chen Xiaocui! Cheers, --The Lonely Pather (talk) 19:17, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the kind words! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 03:35, 11 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]