Zang is the

Mandarin Mandarin or The Mandarin may refer to: Language * Mandarin Chinese, branch of Chinese originally spoken in northern parts of the country ** Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Mandarin, the official language of China ** Taiwanese Mandarin, Stand ...

pinyin romanization of the

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 ...

written in Chinese character. It is romanized Tsang in Wade–Giles. It is listed 112th in the Song dynasty

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'' Hundred Family Surnames''. As of 2008, it is the 241st most common surname in China, shared by 310,000 people, with the province with the most being

Shandong Shandong ( , ; ; alternately romanized as Shantung) is a coastal province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the East China region. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilizati ...

Notable people

* Zang Tu (died 202 BC), King of Yan of the Han dynasty * Zang Gong ( 臧宫; died 58 AD), Eastern Han general, Marquis of Langling *

Zang Hong Zang may refer to: * Official abbreviation for Tibet Autonomous Region (藏) * Tibetan people * Zang (bell) Perisan musical instrument * Zang (surname) (臧), a Chinese surname * Zang, Iran, a village in Kerman Province, Iran * Persian form of Zan ...

( 臧洪; died 196), Eastern Han general *

Zang Ba Zang Ba ( 162–230s), courtesy name Xuangao, was a military general who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty and Three Kingdoms period of China. He served the warlord Tao Qian initially, followed by Lü Bu and finally Cao Cao and his succ ...

(c. 162–230s), Eastern Han and Three Kingdoms general * Zang Aiqin ( 臧愛親; 360–408), wife of Liu Yu, Emperor Wu of Liu Song *

Zang Zhi Zang may refer to: * Official abbreviation for Tibet Autonomous Region (藏) * Tibetan people * Zang (bell) Perisan musical instrument * Zang (surname) (臧), a Chinese surname * Zang, Iran, a village in Kerman Province, Iran * Persian form of Zanj ...

( 臧质; 400–454), Liu Song general *

Zang Maoxun Zang Maoxun (; 1550–1620) was a Ming dynasty Chinese playwright and drama theorist from Changxing, Zhejiang province. His courtesy name was Jinshu (晋叔) and he may also be known by the pseudonym (hao), Guzhu (顾渚). He successfully achiev ...

(1550–1620), Ming dynasty playwright *

Zang Shiyi Zang Shiyi ( Hepburn: ''Zō Shikiki''; October 1884 – November 13, 1956) was a Chinese general and Governor of Liaoning Province at the time of the invasion of Manchuria in 1932. Biography Zang was born in Shenyang county of Liaoning Provin ...

(1884–1956), Republic of China Governor of

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, politician of

Manchukuo Manchukuo, officially the State of Manchuria prior to 1934 and the Empire of (Great) Manchuria after 1934, was a puppet state of the Empire of Japan in Northeast China, Manchuria from 1932 until 1945. It was founded as a republic in 1932 afte ...

* Zang Qifang ( 臧启芳; 1894–1961), Republic of China Mayor of Tianjin, president of

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* Zang Kejia (1905–2004), poet * Zang Boping ( 臧伯平; 1913–2005), president of

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, Deputy Minister of Education * Zang Yuyan ( 臧玉琰; 1923–2005), singer * Zang Cailing (born 1954), football player and coach * Zang Jinsheng (born 1959), actor * Sheng Xue or Zang Xihong (born 1962), Chinese-Canadian writer * Zang Tianshuo (born 1964), rock musician *

Zang Haili Zang Haili (; born December 19, 1978) is a Chinese assistant football coach and a former professional player. Club career Zang Haili was born in Changchun, Jilin. He graduated through the youth system of Bayi Football Team and would break into ...

(born 1978), football player * Zang Jialiang (born 1988), Olympic curler *

Zang Yifeng Zang Yifeng (; born 15 October 1993) is a Chinese professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Shijiazhuang Ever Bright. Club career Zang Yifeng joined Hangzhou Greentown youth team system from Shenzhen Yantian Sports School i ...

(born 1993), football player *

Zang Wenbo Zang Wenbo (; born June 19, 1996) is a Chinese figure skater. He competed at the 2010 World Junior Championships in The Hague, Netherlands and the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. At both events, he qualified for the free sk ...

(born 1996), figure skater

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