Hong may refer to: Places * Høng, a town in Denmark * Hong, Nigeria * Hong River in China and Vietnam * Lake Hong in China Surnames * Hong (Chinese surname) * Hong (Korean surname) Creatures * Hamsa (bird), a mythical bird also known was hong * Hong (rainbow-dragon), a two-headed dragon in Chinese mythology * ''Hong'' (genus), a genus of ladybird Other uses * Hong (business), general term for a 19th–20th century trading company based in Hong Kong, Macau or Canton * Sister Hong, a man posing as a woman in Nanjing, China See also *Hongmen The Hongmen (Vast Family), formerly Tiandihui (Heaven and Earth Society), is a Chinese fraternal organisation and historically a secretive folk religious sect in the vein of the Ming loyalist and anti-Qing White Lotus Society, the Tian ... (洪門), a Chinese fraternal organization * Hong Kong, a city and a special administrative region in China {{disambiguation ...

Hong may refer to: Places * Høng, a town in Denmark * Hong, Nigeria * Hong River in China and Vietnam * Lake Hong in China Surnames * Hong (Chinese surname) * Hong (Korean surname) Creatures * Hamsa (bird), a mythical bird also known was hong * Hong (rainbow-dragon), a two-headed dragon in Chinese mythology * ''Hong'' (genus), a genus of ladybird Other uses * Hong (business), general term for a 19th–20th century trading company based in Hong Kong, Macau or Canton * Sister Hong, a man posing as a woman in Nanjing, China See also * Hongmen (洪門), a Chinese fraternal organization * Hong Kong, a city and a special administrative region in China {{disambiguation ...

A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from the ocean, although they may be connected with the ocean by rivers. Lakes, like other bodies of water, are part of the water cycle, the processes by which water moves around the Earth. Most lakes are fresh water and account for almost all the world's surface freshwater, but some are salt lakes with salinities even higher than that of seawater. Lakes vary significantly in surface area and volume of water, but in total cover approximately 2.5 X 106 km2 (less than 2%) of the Earth's surface. Lakes are typically larger and deeper than ponds, which are also water-filled basins on land, although there are no official definitions or scientific criteria distinguishing the two. Lakes are also distinct from lagoons, which are generally s ...

Hong may refer to: Places * Høng, a town in Denmark * Hong, Nigeria * Hong River in China and Vietnam * Lake Hong in China Surnames * Hong (Chinese surname) * Hong (Korean surname) Creatures * Hamsa (bird), a mythical bird also known was hong * Hong (rainbow-dragon), a two-headed dragon in Chinese mythology * ''Hong'' (genus), a genus of ladybird Other uses * Hong (business), general term for a 19th–20th century trading company based in Hong Kong, Macau or Canton * Sister Hong, a man posing as a woman in Nanjing, China See also * Hongmen (洪門), a Chinese fraternal organization * Hong Kong, a city and a special administrative region in China {{disambiguation ...

The ''hamsa'' ( Arabic ),Zenner, 1988p. 284World Institute for Advanced Phenomenological Research and Learning (Belmont, Estados Unidos), 1991p. 219Drazin, 2009p. 268 also romanized khamsa, and known as the hand of Fatima, is a palm-shaped amulet popular throughout North Africa and in the Middle East and commonly used in jewellery and wall hangings.Bernasek et al., 2008p. 12Sonbol, 2005pp. 355–359 Depicting the open hand, an image recognized and used as a sign of protection in many times throughout history, the ''hamsa'' is believed to provide defense against the evil eye. Terminology and etymology The standard name is "khamsa" (Arabic "five"), with Maghrebi variants "khmisa"/"khmisa". In French colonial North Africa, Europeans popularized the label "Hand of Fatima" (French: "Main de Fatma") - a colonial nickname rather than an indigenous Arabic term; in colonial-era French, "fatma" referred to a Muslim or Arab woman. In Jewish usage it is also called the "Hand of ...

Hong may refer to: Places * Høng, a town in Denmark * Hong, Nigeria * Hong River in China and Vietnam * Lake Hong in China Surnames * Hong (Chinese surname) * Hong (Korean surname) Creatures * Hamsa (bird), a mythical bird also known was hong * Hong (rainbow-dragon), a two-headed dragon in Chinese mythology * ''Hong'' (genus), a genus of ladybird Other uses * Hong (business), general term for a 19th–20th century trading company based in Hong Kong, Macau or Canton * Sister Hong, a man posing as a woman in Nanjing, China See also * Hongmen (洪門), a Chinese fraternal organization * Hong Kong, a city and a special administrative region in China {{disambiguation ...

Nanjing is the capital of Jiangsu, East China. The city, which is located in the southwestern corner of the province, has 11 districts, an administrative area of , and a population of 9,423,400. Situated in the Yangtze River Delta, Nanjing has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having served as the capital of various Chinese dynasties, kingdoms and republican governments dating from the 3rd century to 1949, and has thus long been a major center of culture, education, research, politics, economy, transport networks and tourism, being home to one of the world's largest inland ports. The city is also one of the fifteen sub-provincial cities in the People's Republic of China's administrative structure, enjoying jurisdictional and economic autonomy only slightly less than that of a province. It has also been awarded the title of 2008 Habitat Scroll of Honor of China, Special UN Habitat Scroll of Honor Award and National Civilized City. Nanjing is also co ...

The Hongmen (Vast Family), formerly Tiandihui (Heaven and Earth Society), is a Chinese fraternal organisation and historically a secretive folk religious sect in the vein of the Ming loyalist and anti-Qing White Lotus Society, the Tiandihui's ancestral organisation. As the Tiandihui spread through different Chinese counties and provinces, it branched off into many groups and became known by many names, including the ''Sanhehui''. The ''Hongmen'' grouping is today more or less synonymous with the whole ''Tiandihui'' concept, although the title "Hongmen" is also claimed by some criminal groups. Its current iteration is purely secular. During the 19th century, branches of the Hongmen were formed by members of the Chinese diaspora in the United States, Canada and Australia, where they became known as "Chinese Freemasons." Following the collapse of the Qing dynasty in 1911 as a result of the Xinhai Revolution, the Hongmen's central purpose no longer existed, resulted in ...