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  Sheng can refer to:

  • Sheng (instrument)
    Sheng (instrument)

    The China sheng is a mouth-blown free reed instrument consisting essentially of vertical pipes, in the Music of China.Some believe that Johann Wilde and Jean Joseph Marie Amiot traveled to China and brought the first shengs back to Europe in 1740 and 1777 respectively, although musical instruments similar to shengs were known in Europe c...
  • Sheng
    Beijing opera

    Beijing opera or Peking opera is a form of Chinese opera which combines music, vocal performance, mime, dance and acrobatics. It arose in the late 18th century and became fully developed and recognized by the mid-19th century....
    , the main role in Beijing opera
    Beijing opera

    Beijing opera or Peking opera is a form of Chinese opera which combines music, vocal performance, mime, dance and acrobatics. It arose in the late 18th century and became fully developed and recognized by the mid-19th century....
  • Sheng (linguistics)
    Sheng (linguistics)

    Sheng is a Swahili language-based patois or slang-based language, originating in Nairobi, Kenya, and influenced by the many languages spoken there....
    , a slang dialect of the Swahili language
  • Sheng
    Province (China)

    A province, in the context of China, is a translation of sheng , which is an administrative division. Together with Direct-controlled municipality, autonomous regions of China, and the Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of Chinas, provinces make up the first level of administrative division in China....
    , an administrative division of China


See also

  • Cheng
    Cheng

    Cheng can be a transcription of one of several Chinese surnames. Since the syllable Cheng represents different sounds in Hanyu pinyin and the Wade-Giles systems of Chinese romanization, some ambiguity will exist as to which sound is represented by the letters "Cheng" if the romanisation and tone is not known....