Gong (disambiguation)
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A gong
is a percussive musical instrument, or a warning bell.
Gong may also refer to:
Gong as a name may also refer to:
Gong may also refer to:
Gong in colloquial speech may also refer to:
Gong
A gong is an East and South East Asian musical percussion instrument that takes the form of a flat metal disc which is hit with a mallet....
is a percussive musical instrument, or a warning bell.
Gong may also refer to:
- Gong, the Chinese word for force or power, as in QigongQigongQigong or chi kung is a practice of aligning breath, movement, and awareness for exercise, healing, and meditation...
or Falun GongFalun GongFalun Gong is a spiritual discipline first introduced in China in 1992 by its founder, Li Hongzhi, through public lectures. It combines the practice of meditation and slow-moving qigong exercises with the moral philosophy... - Gong (band)Gong (band)Gong is a Franco-British progressive/psychedelic rock band formed by Australian musician Daevid Allen. Their music has also been described as space rock. Other notable band members include Allan Holdsworth, Tim Blake, Didier Malherbe, Pip Pyle, Gilli Smyth, Steve Hillage, Francis Moze, Mike Howlett...
, progressive-psychedelic rock band (1967 to date) - Gong (title)Gong (title)Gong was the highest title of Chinese nobles during Zhou Dynasty and the second highest title, ranked below wang, from Han Dynasty onwards. Gong is usually translated as Duke.-Examples :...
, title of Chinese nobility during the Zhou Dynasty - Gong County, Henan, former name of Gongyi, city in Henan, China
- Gong County, SichuanGong County, SichuanGong County is a county of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of Yibin city....
, county in Sichuan, China - Gong, Iran
- "Gong", song on the album Takk...Takk...Takk... is the fourth full-length studio album by the Icelandic band Sigur Rós. The first singles, "Glósóli" and "Sæglópur", were released on August 15, 2005 and August 16, 2005 respectively, the former worldwide and the latter only in the United States. The single "Hoppípolla" was released in the...
by the Icelandic band Sigur Rós - GONG, abbreviation for the international Global Oscillations Network GroupGlobal Oscillations Network GroupThe Global Oscillation Network Group is a community-based program to study solar internal structure and dynamics using helioseismology.Six solar observatories are involved, with the intention of achieving almost unbroken observation of the Sun...
, studying solar structure and dynamics - GONGGONGThis article is about the Internet Protocol Television channel. For other meanings, see Gong .GONG is an IPTV channel, accessible throughout Europe and North America, entirely dedicated to Anime....
, an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) channel specialising in Anime - GONG, a Croatian NGO which conducts get out the voteGet out the vote"Get out the vote" are terms used to describe two categories of political activity, both aimed at increasing the number of votes cast in one or more elections.- Non-partisan contexts :...
campaigns and promotes transparency in political campaign funding - Slit gong, a type of idiophone (vibrating musical instrument)
- Gong bass drumGong bass drumA gong bass drum is a type of drum which uses a single large drumhead in order to create a loud, resonant sound when struck...
, a type of drum - GongGong (magazine)Gong is a German television magazine.Since 1979 an award Goldener Gong is given by magazine for best German actors, TV-series and TV directors. The magazine is owned by German company WAZ-Mediengruppe. First edition of Gong started in October 1948....
, a German television magazine
Gong as a name may also refer to:
- GongKong (surname)Kong is Chinese, Korean surname, Gong in Common.-Origin:*孔 from Ji clan of South Yan state at BC 7th century*孔 from Zheng Mu Gong in Zheng of Zhou Dynasty at BC 7th century...
(孔), Korean and Chinese surname - GongGong (surname)Gong is china, korea's a few surname.-龔, 共:Gong , aka Kung in Cantonese, is the 99th most prevalent Chinese surname listed in the ancient Song Dynasty classic text, "Hundred Family Surnames"...
(龔), a Chinese surname - Gong Bao TianGong Bao TianGong Bao Tian was a Chinese martial artist who started training with Yin Fu while he was still an adolescent while working as a waiter in a restaurant. Gong Bao Tian’s older brother, Gong Baoshan, introduced Gong Baotian to Yin Fu. He was hired as a royal bodyguard under Yin Fu and became his...
(1871–1943), Chinese martial artist - Gong BaorenGong BaorenGong Baoren is a Chinese swimmer who competed in the Sydney 2000 paralympic men's 100 m breaststroke SB7 event, finishing 0.03 second behind the finalist...
, Chinese olympic swimmer - Gong GuohuaGong GuohuaGong Guohua is a retired male decathlete from PR China. A one-time Olympian he set his personal best in the men's decathlon in Beijing on June 24, 1990.-Achievements:-References:...
(born 1964), Chinese decathlete - Gong LiGong LiGong Li is a Chinese film actress. Gong first came into international prominence through close collaboration with Chinese director Zhang Yimou and is credited with helping to bring Chinese cinema to Europe and the United States....
(born 1965), Chinese film actress - Gong RuinaGong RuinaGong Ruina is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:Gong Ruina was one of the world's leading women's singles players in the first few years of the 21st century. She won a number of top tier international titles including the 2001 IBF World Championships in Seville,...
(born 1981), Chinese badminton player - Gong ZhichaoGong ZhichaoGong Zhichao is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:Gong was one of the world's leading women's singles players between her first international titles in 1996 and her retirement in 2002...
(born 1977), Chinese badminton player - Alex GongAlex GongAlexander "F-14" James Gong was an American Muay Thai kickboxer.-Career:Gong was a world champion of ISKA World Muay Thai, Junior middleweight class. He won his world title in 1999. He defended his title on August 5, 2000...
(1971–2003), Chinese-American kickboxer - The pseudonym of Jonathan CrowtherJonathan CrowtherJonathan Crowther has for over 35 years composed the Azed cryptic crossword in The Observer Sunday newspaper. He was voted "best British crossword setter" in a poll of crossword setters conducted by The Sunday Times in 1991 and in the same year was chosen as "the crossword compilers' crossword...
, a composer of Listener Crosswords - Leonard HowellLeonard HowellLeonard Percival Howell , known as The Gong or G.G. Maragh , was a Jamaican religious figure. According to his biographer Hélène Lee, Howell was born in an Anglican family...
, known as The Gong, founder of the Rastafari movementRastafari movementThe Rastafari movement or Rasta is a new religious movement that arose in the 1930s in Jamaica, which at the time was a country with a predominantly Christian culture where 98% of the people were the black descendants of slaves. Its adherents worship Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia , as God...
Gong may also refer to:
- Gong farmerGong farmerGong farmer , was a term that entered use in Tudor England to describe someone who dug out and removed human excrement from privies and cesspits; the word "gong" was used for both a privy and its contents...
, term used in Tudor Britain for a person who emptied privies and cesspits - Gong GongGong GongGong Gong is a Chinese water god or sea monster, said to resemble a serpent or dragon. He is responsible for the great floods together with his associate, Xiang Yao , who had nine heads and the body of a snake....
, Chinese water god - Gong Jin'ouGong Jin'ouGong Jin'ou was the first official national anthem of China, created during the late Qing Dynasty; though it was used only for a short time due to the Republic of China overthrowing the Qing Dynasty....
, national anthem of the Empire of the Great Qing in China - The Gong ShowThe Gong ShowThe Gong Show is an amateur talent contest franchised by Sony Pictures Television to many countries. It was broadcast on NBC's daytime schedule from June 14, 1976 through July 21, 1978, and in first-run syndication from 1976–1980 and 1988–1989. The show was produced by Chuck Barris, who also served...
, American television variety show spoof (1976-1980) - Tuff GongTuff GongTuff Gong is a record label that was formed by the reggae group The Wailers in 1970 and named after Bob Marley's nickname, which was in turn an echo of that given to founder of the Rastafari movement, Leonard "The Gong" Howell. The first single on the label was "Run For Cover" by The Wailers...
, Jamaican-based record label, named after Bob Marley's nickname - Falun GongFalun GongFalun Gong is a spiritual discipline first introduced in China in 1992 by its founder, Li Hongzhi, through public lectures. It combines the practice of meditation and slow-moving qigong exercises with the moral philosophy...
, Chinese meditation exercises, part of a system of "mind and body cultivation"
Gong in colloquial speech may also refer to:
- Wollongong, ("the Gong"), Australia
- A medalMedalA medal, or medallion, is generally a circular object that has been sculpted, molded, cast, struck, stamped, or some way rendered with an insignia, portrait, or other artistic rendering. A medal may be awarded to a person or organization as a form of recognition for athletic, military, scientific,...
, honour or award - OpiumOpiumOpium is the dried latex obtained from the opium poppy . Opium contains up to 12% morphine, an alkaloid, which is frequently processed chemically to produce heroin for the illegal drug trade. The latex also includes codeine and non-narcotic alkaloids such as papaverine, thebaine and noscapine...
, as in the song "Minnie the MoocherMinnie the Moocher"Minnie the Moocher" is a jazz song first recorded in 1931 by Cab Calloway and His Orchestra, selling over 1 million copies. "Minnie the Moocher" is most famous for its nonsensical ad libbed lyrics . In performances, Calloway would have the audience participate by repeating each scat phrase in a...
", the lyrics "he showed her how to keep the gong around".