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{{wiktionary|gong|Gong}}
A '''[[gong]]''' is a percussive musical instrument, or a warning bell.
A '''[[gong]]''' is a percussive musical instrument or a warning bell.
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'''Gong''' or '''GONG''' may also refer to:
==Places==
*[[Gong, Iran]], a city
*[[21523 GONG]], an asteroid discovered in 1998
*[[Gong County, Henan]], former name of Gongyi, a city in Henan, China
*[[Gong County, Sichuan]], a county in Sichuan, China
*[[Wollongong]], ("the Gong"), a seaside city located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia
*Zhonggong, a pejorative name for [[Communist-controlled China (1927–49)]]


==People==
'''Gong''' may also refer to:
'''Gong''' as a name may refer to:
*Gong, the Chinese word for force or power, as in [[Qigong]] or [[Falun Gong]]
*[[Gong (band)]], progressive-psychedelic rock band (1967 to date)
*[[Gong (title)]], title of Chinese nobility during the Zhou Dynasty
*[[Gong County, Henan]], former name of Gongyi, city in Henan, China
*[[Gong County, Sichuan]], county in Sichuan, China
*[[Gong, Iran]]
*"Gong", song on the album ''[[Takk...]]'' by the Icelandic band Sigur Rós
*[[Slit gong]], a type of idiophone (vibrating musical instrument)
*[[Gong bass drum]], a type of drum
*[[Gong (magazine)|Gong]], a German television magazine


*[[Gong (title)]], a title of Chinese nobility generally translated as "duke"
'''GONG''' may refer to:
*GONG, abbreviation for the international [[Global Oscillations Network Group]], studying solar structure and dynamics
*[[GONG (IPTV channel)]], an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) channel specialising in Anime
*[[GONG (organization)]], a Croatian NGO that oversees elections
*[[21523 GONG]], an asteroid discovered in 1998


===Nicknamed "Gong"===
'''Gong''' as a name may also refer to:
*Gong, the pseudonym of [[Jonathan Crowther]], a composer of ''Listener'' Crosswords
*[[Kong (surname)|Gong]] (孔), Korean and Chinese surname
*[[Leonard Howell]], known as The Gong, founder of the Rastafari movement
*[[Gong (surname)|Gong]] (龔), a Chinese surname

*[[Gong Bao Tian]] (1871–1943), Chinese martial artist
===Given named "Gong"===
*[[Gong Baoren]], Chinese olympic swimmer
* [[Marquis Gong (disambiguation)]], several marquises named Gong
* [[Duke Gong (disambiguation)]] ({{lang-zh|links=no|c=共公|p=Gōng Gōng}}), several dukes named Gong
* [[Prince Gong (disambiguation)]], several princes named Gong
* [[King Gong (disambiguation)]], several kings named Gong
* [[Emperor Gong (disambiguation)]], several emperors named Gong

===Surnamed "Gong"===
*[[Gong (surname)]], several Chinese surnames
*[[Alex Gong]] (1971–2003), Chinese-American kickboxer
*[[Gong Baoren]], Chinese Olympic swimmer
*[[Gong Guohua]] (born 1964), Chinese decathlete
*[[Gong Guohua]] (born 1964), Chinese decathlete
*[[Gong Hwang-cherng]] (1934–2010), linguist from Taiwan
*[[Gong Li]] (born 1965), Chinese film actress
*[[Gong Li]] (born 1965), Chinese film actress
*[[Gong Ruina]] (born 1981), Chinese badminton player
*[[Gong Ruina]] (born 1981), Chinese badminton player
*[[Xiao Hua Gong]]<!-- In the Canadian press, Gong's surname is placed last. -->, Chinese-Canadian businessman and politician
*[[Gong Zhichao]] (born 1977), Chinese badminton player
*[[Alex Gong]] (1971–2003), Chinese-American kickboxer
*[[Gong Zhichao]] (born 1977), Chinese badminton player
*The pseudonym of [[Jonathan Crowther]], a composer of ''Listener'' Crosswords
*[[Leonard Howell]], known as The Gong, founder of the [[Rastafari movement]]


==Arts, entertainment, and media==
'''Gong''' may also refer to:
===Music===
*[[Gong farmer]], term used in Tudor Britain for a person who emptied privies and cesspits
*[[Gong Gong]], Chinese water god
*[[Gong (band)]], a Franco-British rock band
*[[The Gongs]], an American experimental folk band
*''[[Gong Jin'ou]]'', national anthem of the Empire of the Great Qing in China
*[[Gong Gong Gong]], a Chinese experimental rock band
*''[[The Gong Show]]'', American television variety show spoof (1976-1980)
*"Gong", a song on the album ''[[Takk...]]'' by the Icelandic band Sigur Rós
*[[Tuff Gong]], Jamaican-based record label, named after Bob Marley's nickname
*[[Falun Gong]], Chinese meditation exercises, part of a system of "mind and body cultivation"


===Television===
'''Gong''' in colloquial speech may also refer to:
*[[GONG (IPTV channel)]], an Internet Protocol Television channel specialising in anime
*[[Wollongong]], ("the Gong"), Australia
*''[[The Gong Show]]'', American television variety show spoof (1976-1980)
*A [[medal]], honour or award
*[[Palace (TV series)|''Palace'' (TV series)]] (''Gōng''), a Chinese TV series
*[[Opium]], as in the song "[[Minnie the Moocher]]", the lyrics "he showed her how to keep the gong around".

===Other arts, entertainment, and media===
*[[Gong (magazine)|''Gong'' (magazine)]], a German television magazine
*[[Gong bass drum]], a type of drum

==Organizations==
*[[GONG (organization)]], a Croatian non-government organization that oversees elections
*[[Global Oscillations Network Group]], studying solar structure and dynamics

==Other uses==
*Gōng or [[Guang (vessel)]], an ancient Chinese shape of ritual ewer
*[[Gong farmer]], term used in Tudor Britain for a person who emptied privies and cesspits
*[[Gonggong|Gong Gong]], Chinese water god
*[[Gong language]]


==See also==
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*[[Kong (surname)]] (孔), a Korean and Chinese surname, sometimes written as "Gong"
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*[[Gong gong (disambiguation)]]


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A gong is a percussive musical instrument or a warning bell.

Gong or GONG may also refer to:

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