LongThe approximate English pronunciation of the surname in Mandarin is . is the

pinyin Hanyu Pinyin, or simply pinyin, officially the Chinese Phonetic Alphabet, is the most common romanization system for Standard Chinese. ''Hanyu'' () literally means 'Han Chinese, Han language'—that is, the Chinese language—while ''pinyin' ...

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of a few Chinese surnames. It includes / , which means "

dragon A dragon is a Magic (supernatural), magical legendary creature that appears in the folklore of multiple cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but European dragon, dragons in Western cultures since the Hi ...

" in Chinese, ranking number 80 on the

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in 2006, up from 108 in 1990. Another name transcribed as Long is , which is very rare in contemporary China. In Hong Kong, these names are romanized as Lung. In Wade-Giles it is also romanized as Lung.

Notable people

Long Ju Long Ju (; died 204 BC) was a Chinese military general who served under the warlord Xiang Yu during the Chu–Han Contention (206–202 BC), an interregnum between the Qin dynasty and Han dynasty. Life Long Ju was a childhood friend of Xiang Yu; ...

(), military general who served

Xiang Yu Xiang Yu (), born Xiang Ji, was a Chinese warlord who founded and led the short-lived ancient Chinese states, kingdom-state of Western Chu during the interregnum period between the Qin dynasty, Qin and Han dynasty, Han dynasties of China, d ...

during the

Chu–Han Contention The Chu–Han Contention (), also known as the Chu–Han War (), was an interregnum in Imperial China between the fall of the Qin dynasty and the establishment of the Han dynasty. After the Qin dynasty was overthrown in 206 BCE, the empir ...

(died 203 BC) * Long Qingquan (), Chinese

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* Long Yan, (; born 1973) Chinese former synchronized swimmer who competed in the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

Long Yun Long Yun (; 27 November 1884 – 27 June 1962) was governor and warlord of the Chinese province of Yunnan from 1927 to October 1945, when he was overthrown in a coup (known as "The Kunming Incident") by Du Yuming under the order of Chiang Ka ...

(; 1884–1962), governor and warlord of the Chinese province of

Yunnan Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 47.2 million (as of 2020). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the Chinese provinces ...

James Lung Wai-man James Lung Wai-man () is the chairman of the Southern Democratic Alliance, a political organisation in Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of ...

(), chairman of the Southern Democratic Alliance in Hong Kong *

Lung Ying-tai Lung Ying-tai () is a Taiwanese writer, cultural critic, and public intellectual. With more than 30 books to her credit, she not only has a large number of readers in her native Taiwan, but her works also have an impact in Chinese-language commu ...

(; born 1952), Taiwanese essayist and cultural critic *

Long Lehao Long Lehao (born 4 July 1938) is a Chinese aerospace engineer and scientist who was the chief designer of Long March expendable launch system rockets and deputy chief designer of the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program. Biography Long was born in ...

(; born 1938), Chinese aerospace engineer and scientist; fellow of the

Chinese Academy of Engineering The Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE, ) is the national academy of the People's Republic of China for engineering. It was established in 1994 and is an institution of the State Council of China. The CAE and the Chinese Academy of Sciences a ...

* Manyuan Long (), Chinese American biologist *

Ming Long The Ming dynasty, officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming was the last imperial dynasty of ...

, Australian businesswoman, former chair of

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Long Yiming Long Yiming (born October 1948) is a Chinese researcher, mathematician, and professor at Nankai University. He is a fellow of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. His research focuses on symplectic geometry, nonlinear functional analysis, celestial me ...

(; born 1948), Chinese

mathematician A mathematician is someone who uses an extensive knowledge of mathematics in their work, typically to solve mathematical problems. Mathematicians are concerned with numbers, data, quantity, mathematical structure, structure, space, Mathematica ...

, professor at

Nankai University Nankai University is a public university in Tianjin, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction. Nankai University was establ ...

, fellow of the

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Anders Ljungstedt Anders Ljungstedt (; 23 March 1759 – 10 November 1835) was a Swedish merchant and historian. Early career Ljungstedt was born to a poor family in Linköping and attended Uppsala University for a time, but was forced to withdraw for lack of f ...

(; 1759–1835) Swedish merchant and historian *

Long Daoyi Long Daoyi (, born 6 March 2003) is a Chinese athlete who competes in diving. He won two medals at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships, winning gold in the 3m synchro springboard and bronze in the 3m springboard. At the 2024 Summer Olympics ...

(; born 2003), Chinese diver

References

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