Tong may refer to:
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Tang Dynasty
The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, t= ), or Tang Empire, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907 AD, with an Zhou dynasty (690–705), interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dyn ...
, a dynasty in Chinese history when transliterated from Cantonese
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Tong (organization)
A ''tong'' ()Chin, Ko-lin. "Chinatowns and Tongs". ''In Chinese Subculture and Criminality: Non-Traditional Crime Groups in America''. New York: Greenwood Press, 1990 is a type of organization found among Chinese immigrants predominantly living i ...
, a type of social organization found in Chinese immigrant communities
*''tong'', pronunciation of several
Chinese character
Chinese characters () are logograms developed for the Written Chinese, writing of Chinese. In addition, they have been adapted to write other East Asian languages, and remain a key component of the Japanese writing system where they are k ...
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Chinese surname
Chinese surnames are used by Han Chinese and Sinicized ethnic groups in China, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, and among overseas Chinese communities around the world such as Singapore and Malaysia. Written Chinese names begin with surnames, unlike the ...
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Tang
Tang or TANG most often refers to:
* Tang dynasty
* Tang (drink mix)
Tang or TANG may also refer to:
Chinese states and dynasties
* Jin (Chinese state) (11th century – 376 BC), a state during the Spring and Autumn period, called Tang (唐) b ...
(唐 and 湯/汤) transliterated based on Cantonese
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Chinese surname
Chinese surnames are used by Han Chinese and Sinicized ethnic groups in China, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, and among overseas Chinese communities around the world such as Singapore and Malaysia. Written Chinese names begin with surnames, unlike the ...
s (佟, 童 and 仝) transliterated based on Mandarin
People
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Tong (surname), a Gan Chinese of Zhang, (张), (莊), Cantonese of Tang (滕), (鄧), Beijing Chinese of Tung (佟)
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Tong Dizhou Tong may refer to:
Chinese
*Tang Dynasty, a dynasty in Chinese history when transliterated from Cantonese
* Tong (organization), a type of social organization found in Chinese immigrant communities
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(1902–1979)
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Tong Fei
Tong Fei (; born 25 March 1961) is a Chinese retired gymnast. He competed at 1984 Olympic Games, and won a silver medal in men's horizontal bar (score: 19.975). He also helped Chinese men's gymnastics team to win a silver medal in team compet ...
(born 1961)
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Tong Guan
Tong Guan (1054–1126), courtesy name Daofu (), was a Chinese court eunuch, military general, political adviser, and state councillor to Emperor Huizong of the Song dynasty. In the classical novel ''Water Margin'', Tong Guan is fictionalise ...
(1054–1126)
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Tong Jian
Tong Jian (; born August 15, 1979 in Harbin, Heilongjiang) is a Chinese retired pair skater. With his wife Pang Qing, he is the 2010 Olympic silver medalist, 2006 and 2010 World Champion, a five-time Four Continents champion (2002, 2004, 2008, ...
(born 1979)
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Amy Tong (born 1977), American judoka
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Anote Tong (born 1952)
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Bao Tong (born 1932), Director of the Office of Political Reform of the CPC Central Committee and the Policy Secretary of Zhao Ziyang
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Grace Tong
Tong Yang-tze (b. 1942), also known as Grace Tong, is a Taiwanese artist. She is one of Taiwan’s foremost calligraphers. She is known for creating very large works in a very small studio.
Personal life and career
Tong was born in 1942 in Shang ...
(born 1942)
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Jacqueline Tong
Jacqueline Tong (born 21 May 1951) is an English actress. She is best known for playing Daisy Peel in the television series '' Upstairs, Downstairs'' (1973–1975), for which she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Contin ...
(born 1951)
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Kaity Tong
Kaity Tong (; born July 23, 1947) is a Chinese-born American broadcast journalist. She has been a television news anchor in New York City since 1981.
Early life
Kaity (pronounced "kite-ee")Tong, Kaity"What's in a name?" ''WPIX Blog'', March 4, 20 ...
(born 1947)
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Kelvin Tong
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Kent Tong (born 1958)
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Lim Goh Tong (1918–2007), Malaysian Chinese businessman
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Ling Tong
Ling Tong () (189–217), courtesy name Gongji, was a Chinese military general serving under the warlord Sun Quan during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. He started his service under Sun Quan when he was still a teenager and, throughout his ...
(189–237), military general of the state of Eastern Wu
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Ly Tong
Lê Văn Tống (September 1, 1946 – April 5, 2019), known as Lý Tống, was a Vietnamese American anti-communist activist.
Early life
Ly Tong was born on September 1, 1946, to a family of 9 brothers. His father Le Van Tan was a member of th ...
(born 1945), Vietnamese American anti-communist activist
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Michael Tong
Michael Tong Man-lung ( Chinese: 唐文龍; Cantonese Romanization: Tong Man Lung (Tang Wen Long); born 17 November 1969) is a Hong Kong actor.
Filmography
TV series
*'' Return of the Cuckoo'' (2000)
*''The Kung Fu Master'' (2000)
*'' Healing ...
(born 1969)
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Pete Tong
Peter Michael Tong, (born 30 July 1960) is an English disc jockey who works for BBC Radio 1. He is the host of programmes such as ''Essential Mix'' and ''Essential Selection'' on the radio service, which can be heard through Internet radio stre ...
(born 1960), dance music DJ and radio presenter
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Rona Tong
Rona Iris McCarthy (née Tong, 22 August 1916 – 31 January 2016) was a New Zealand track and field athlete who won a bronze medal at the 1938 British Empire Games.
Early life and family
Born in Hastings on 22 August 1916, McCarthy was the ...
(1910–2006), New Zealand athlete
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Ronny Tong (born 1950)
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Shen Tong (born 1968), Chinese dissident
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Simon Tong (born 1972), English musician and member of The Verve
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Stanley Tong (born 1960)
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Tong Yabgu
Tong Yabghu Qaghan (r. 618–628 or 630) (also known as T'ung Yabghu, Tong Yabghu Khagan, and Tong Yabğu, Traditional Chinese 統葉護可汗, Simplified Chinese: 统叶护可汗, pinyin ''Tǒng Yèhù Kěhán'', Wade-Giles: ''T'ung Yeh-hu K'o-h ...
, a 7th-century Turkish khagan
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Vincent Tong (actor)
Vincent Tong (born May 2, 1980) is a Canadian voice actor and voice director. His voice roles include Gene Khan / The Mandarin in '' Iron Man: Armored Adventures'', Toro in ''Sushi Pack'', Henry in '' Kid vs. Kat'', Garble, Flash Sentry, and San ...
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Tong Wen
Tong Wen (; born 1 February 1983 in Tianjin) is a PR China, Chinese judoka. Born in Tianjin, she began training in Judo when she was 13.
In the 2008 Summer Olympics she won the gold medal. She also won gold medals at the world championships of ...
(born 1983)
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Wang Tong (disambiguation) Wang Tong may refer to:
* Wang Tong (basketball) (born 1995), Chinese player
*Wang Tong (philosopher)
Wang Tong (王通) (584-617), style name Zhongyan (仲淹), posthumous name Master Wenzhong (文中子) was a Sui Dynasty official, writer and ...
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William Tong
William Morten Tong (born May 2, 1973) is an American lawyer and politician who is the 25th and current Attorney General of Connecticut. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Tong attended Brown University and the University of Chicago Law School. He b ...
(born c. 1970)
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Yang Tong (605–619)
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Yeo Cheow Tong
Yeo Cheow Tong (; born 22 June 1947) is a former Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he served in the Cabinet from 1990 to 2006, and was a Member of Parliament (MP) of Hong Kah SMC from 12 December 198 ...
(born 1947)
Places
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Tong, Shropshire, a village in Shropshire, England
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Tong Castle
Tong Castle was a very large mostly Gothic country house in Shropshire whose site is between Wolverhampton and Telford, set within a park landscaped by Capability Brown,Wolverhampton's Listed Buildings on the site of a medieval castle of the s ...
, a large country house in Shropshire, demolished in 1954
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Tong, West Yorkshire, a village in England
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Tong (ward)
Tong (population 17,069 - 2001 UK census) is a ward within the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, West Yorkshire, England, named after Tong village which is its oldest settlement. The population at the 2011 Census was 20,608.
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, an electoral division of the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
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Tong, Lewis
Tong (; gd, Tunga) is a village on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland, northeast of the main town of Stornoway on the B895 road to Back and Tolsta. The population of the village is 527 ( 2001 census). Fishing forms part of the local economy.
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, a village in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland
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Tong, South Sudan, a town in Warrup State (also spelled Tonj)
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Tong District
Tong ( ky, Тоң району, Tong rayonu) is a district of Issyk-Kul Region in north-eastern Kyrgyzstan. The seat lies at Bökönbaev. Its area is , and its resident population was 53,401 in 2021. Tong District borders Issyk-Kul District to the ...
, Issyk Kul Province, Kyrgyzstan
See also
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Tongs, a type of tool used to grip and lift objects
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Tongland (gang area)
Tongland is a local nickname for the area of Calton, Glasgow controlled in the 1960s by a violent Scottish teenage gang called the Real Calton Tongs. The Tongs financed themselves using a protection racket, levying money on shops within thei ...
, a name for the Calton area of Glasgow — named for a local gang, the Calton Tongs
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Tonge (disambiguation) Tonge may refer to:
People
*Tonge (surname)
Places in England
*Tonge, Bolton, an outlying area of Bolton in Greater Manchester
**River Tonge, a river in Greater Manchester
*Tonge, Middleton, an area of Middleton in Greater Manchester
*Tonge, Kent, ...
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