Gong (disambiguation)

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
• Gong Zhichao (born 1977), Chinese badminton player

Arts, entertainment, and media

Music

• Gong (band), a Franco-British rock band
• The Gongs, an experimental folk 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

See also

• Kong (surname) (孔), a Korean and Chinese surname, sometimes written as "Gong"
• All pages with titles beginning with Gong
• All pages with titles containing Gong
• Gong gong (disambiguation)