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

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 as a name may refer to:

Gong (title), a title of Chinese nobility generally translated as "duke"

Nicknamed "Gong"

Gong, the pseudonym of Jonathan Crowther, a composer of Listener Crosswords
Leonard Howell, known as The Gong, founder of the Rastafari movement

Given named "Gong"

Marquis Gong (disambiguation), several marquises named Gong
Duke Gong (disambiguation) (Chinese: 共公; pinyin: 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 Hwang-cherng (1934–2010), linguist from Taiwan
Gong Li (born 1965), Chinese film actress
Gong Ruina (born 1981), Chinese badminton player
Xiao Hua Gong, Chinese-Canadian businessman and politician
Gong Zhichao (born 1977), Chinese badminton player

Arts, entertainment, and media

Music

Gong (band), a Franco-British rock band
The Gongs, an American experimental folk band
Gong Gong Gong, a Chinese experimental rock band
"Gong", a song on the album Takk... by the Icelandic band Sigur Rós

Television

GONG (IPTV channel), an Internet Protocol Television channel specialising in anime
The Gong Show, American television variety show spoof (1976-1980)
Palace (TV series) (Gōng), a Chinese TV series

Other arts, entertainment, and media

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
Gong Gong, Chinese water god
Gong language

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 A '''[[gong]]''' is a percussive musical instrument or a warning bell.
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 '''Gong''' or '''GONG''' may also refer to:
 ==Places==
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 *[[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''' as a name may refer to:
-*[[Gong (surname)]], several Chinese surnames
+*[[Gong (title)]], a title of Chinese nobility generally translated as "duke"
+===Nicknamed "Gong"===
 *Gong, the pseudonym of [[Jonathan Crowther]], a composer of ''Listener'' Crosswords
+*[[Leonard Howell]], known as The Gong, founder of the Rastafari movement
-*[[Gong Baoren]], Chinese Olympic swimmer
+===Given named "Gong"===
+* [[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
-*[[Leonard Howell]], known as The Gong, founder of the Rastafari movement
 *[[Gong Hwang-cherng]] (1934–2010), linguist from Taiwan
 *[[Gong Li]] (born 1965), Chinese film actress
 *[[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
-*[[Wollongong]], ("the Gong"), Australia
 ==Arts, entertainment, and media==
 ===Music===
 *[[Gong (band)]], a Franco-British rock band
-*[[The Gongs]], an experimental folk band
+*[[The Gongs]], an American experimental folk band
+*[[Gong Gong Gong]], a Chinese experimental rock band
-*"Gong", song on the album ''[[Takk...]]'' by the Icelandic band Sigur Rós
+*"Gong", a song on the album ''[[Takk...]]'' by the Icelandic band Sigur Rós
 ===Television===
 *[[GONG (IPTV channel)]], an Internet Protocol Television channel specialising in anime
 *''[[The Gong Show]]'', American television variety show spoof (1976-1980)
+*[[Palace (TV series)|''Palace'' (TV series)]] (''Gōng''), a Chinese TV series
 ===Other arts, entertainment, and media===
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 ==Other uses==
-*[[Gong (title)]], a title of Chinese nobility generally translated as "duke"
 *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
-*[[Gong Gong]], Chinese water god
+*[[Gonggong|Gong Gong]], Chinese water god
+*[[Gong language]]
 ==See also==
+{{canned search|gong}}
-*[[Kong (surname)]] (孔), a Korean and Chinese surname
+*[[Kong (surname)]] (孔), a Korean and Chinese surname, sometimes written as "Gong"
+*{{srt}}
+*[[Gong gong (disambiguation)]]
 {{disambig|geo|surname}}