Shing Kap
Shing may refer to: * Shing (Hainish Cycle), a fictional alien race in the Hainish Cycle of novels and short stories by Ursula K. Le Guin, especially in ''City of Illusions''. * Shing (surname), spelling of various Chinese surnames * Shing, Tajikistan * An onomatopoeia often used for bladed objects * A Shina tribe of Chilas See also * *Sing (other) To sing is to produce musical sounds with a voice. Sing may also refer to: Film * ''Sing'' (1989 film), an American musical drama film following a fictional SING! production in New York City * '' Sing!'', a 2001 American documentary short film a ...

Shing (Hainish Cycle)
The ''Hainish Cycle'' consists of a number of science fiction novels and stories by Ursula K. Le Guin. It is set in a future history in which civilizations of human beings on planets orbiting a number of nearby stars, including Terra ("Earth"), are contacting each other for the first time and establishing diplomatic relations, setting up a confederacy under the guidance of the oldest of the human worlds, peaceful Hain. In this history, human beings did not evolve on Earth but were the result of interstellar colonies planted by Hain long ago, which was followed by a long period when interstellar travel ceased. Some of the races have new genetic traits, a result of ancient Hainish experiments in genetic engineering, including people who can dream while awake, and a world of androgynous people who only come into active sexuality once a month, not knowing which sex will manifest in them. In keeping with Le Guin's style, she uses varied social and environmental settings to explore the an ...
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City Of Illusions
''City of Illusions'' is a 1967 science fiction novel by American writer Ursula K. Le Guin. It is set on Earth in the distant future, and is part of her Hainish Cycle. ''City of Illusions'' lays the foundation for the Hainish cycle which is a fictional universe in which the majority of Ursula K. Le Guin's science fiction novels take place. Plot introduction ''City of Illusions'' takes place on Earth, also known as Terra, in the future, twelve hundred years after an enemy named the Shing has broken up the defunct League of All Worlds and taken up residence on Earth. The indigenous inhabitants of Earth have been reduced to small communities that are widely separated, living in highly independent rural communes, or in nomadic tribes. The Shing control the human population by using various strategies of indirect manipulation, which include divide and rule, as well as deceptive telepathic mental projection, known as mind-lying. In contrast, innately truthful telepathy is known a ...
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Shing (surname)
Shing is a surname. Origins Shing may be a spelling of multiple Chinese surnames based on different varieties of Chinese, listed below by their romanisation in Mandarin pinyin: * Chéng ( but not ), spelled Sing or Shing based on the Cantonese pronunciation (Yale: ''Sìhng''; Jyutping: ''Sing4''; IPA: /sɪŋ²¹/). * Shèng (), homophonous with the above surname in Cantonese. * Xīn (), spelled Sing or Shing based on its pronunciation in the Teochew dialect of Southern Min (Peng'im: ''sing¹''; IPA: /siŋ³/). * Xíng (), sometimes spelled in non-standard fashion as Shing, based on the Mandarin pronunciation (IPA: /ɕiŋ³⁵/). Shing is also a surname in other cultures. Statistics In the Netherlands, there were 44 people with the surname Shing as of 2007, up from zero in 1947. The 2010 United States Census found 340 people with the surname Shing, making it the 59,470th-most-common name in the country. This represented a decrease from 352 people (54,766th-most-common) in the ...
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Shing, Tajikistan
Shing is a village and jamoat in western Tajikistan. It is part of the city of Panjakent in Sughd Region. The jamoat has a total population of 10,873 (2015).Jamoat-level basic indicators
United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 5 October 2020 It consists of 16 villages, including Shing (the seat), ,
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Blade
A blade is the portion of a tool, weapon, or machine with an edge that is designed to puncture, chop, slice or scrape surfaces or materials. Blades are typically made from materials that are harder than those they are to be used on. Historically, humans have made blades from flaking stones such as flint or obsidian, and from various metal such as copper, bronze and iron. Modern blades are often made of steel or ceramic. Blades are one of humanity's oldest tools, and continue to be used for combat, food preparation, and other purposes. Blades work by concentrating force on the cutting edge. Certain blades, such as those used on bread knives or saws, are serrated, further concentrating force on the point of each tooth. Uses During food preparation, knives are mainly used for slicing, chopping, and piercing. In combat, a blade may be used to slash or puncture, and may also be thrown or otherwise propelled. The function is to sever a nerve, muscle or tendon fibers, or bloo ...
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