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Absolute Engrish

Okay, so it should be pretty obvious to anybody who speaks English fluently that this article is an absolute mess.

Somebody knowledgeable should rework it, or it should be removed to avoid confusion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.31.22.200 (talk) 12:31, 16 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

So I tried to clean up a lot but not all of the non-native English in this article. A bit improved I think but still needs significant work. Interesting enough subject. Mare Nostrum 18:16, 18 August 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mare Nostrum (talk • contribs)

I may be a fool for trying to respect the original structure of the piece; I realize after much cleanup that there is simply no reason to have these lengthy accounts of the alleged health benefits of duck in general; the article should be about this particular dish and not duck consumption, of course. Mare Nostrum 07:07, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

It needs "reworking" as noted first above; you have wonderful nuggets like "Nanjing Salted Duck is the drinks to share." Fortunately, the task of improving this article may be non-controversial and we might avoid the typical Wikipedia reversion war. Might. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mare Nostrum (talk • contribs) 07:48, 19 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

And the inscrutable legend is, of course, beyond all comprehension and unrelated to this particular dish. Mare Nostrum 08:18, 19 August 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mare Nostrum (talk • contribs)

The author or somebody should provide a source for 80,000 ducks sold daily in Nanjing or the claim should be deleted.Mare Nostrum 09:46, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

Look, the current text has the heading "Effect recipes" and beneath that the two-word text below. I'm deleting; it's ridiculous. If somebody wants to revert, please be coherent.

"Effect recipes

Spleen appetizer" — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mare Nostrum (talk • contribs) 13:38, 19 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

For posterity, I want to preserve the existing text of the legend at the end of the article. How clear is this?

"When Zhu Yuanzhang(Chinese: 朱元璋) was the emperor, he wanted to build walls. However, the wall always cannot be built up. So Zhu, the emperor was very anxious about it. At this time someone came out of an idea to ask someone to wear a treasure bowl buried alive under the walls. Zhu gave the admission. But where was the treasure bowl? There was a bowl in Zhang’s home outside the city, so he hastened to borrow it. He tried his best to manage to borrow. Zhang asked the emperor to make a promise to return the bowl before tomorrow dawn. Finally, the walls were built up and the emperor set his mind at rest. At this time, Zhang came back to demand his bowl. While the bowl and the man were under the walls, it was impossible to return it. If Zhu return the bowl, the walls will collapse. He was in a dilemma. Back to the palace, the emperor immediately announced the two imperial edicts. The first was that not allowed bellman to play before dawn days. Bellman didn’t play but roosters would crow. So the second edict was to kill all the roosters in the whole city. Therefore, the treasure was unnecessary to return but there is no chicken for people to eat. They had to eat duck."

I'll have to think what to do about this, and it may be radical. So, the original is preserved above, partly as a mind-bending excercise, and partly in case it may be useful later. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mare Nostrum (talk • contribs) 06:40, 20 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Okay so I've spend many hours reworking this. Oddest was to yank the incomprehensible "legend" almost entirely. Must try the dish one of these days.Mare Nostrum 08:19, 20 August 2012 (UTC)