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Gong (other)
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 (other), several marquises named Gong * Duke Gong (other) ( zh, links=no, c=共公, p=Gōng Gōng), several dukes named Gong * Prince Gong (other), several princes named Gong * King Gong (disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gong
A gongFrom Indonesian language, Indonesian and ; ; zh, c=鑼, p=luó; ; ; ; ; is a percussion instrument originating from Southeast Asia, and used widely in Southeast Asian and East Asian musical traditions. Gongs are made of metal and are circular and flat or bowl-like in shape, and can come in various sizes. They are typically struck with a mallet. They can be played alone, giving a characteristic "crashing" sound, or played as part of a tuned set that produce bell-like sounds. The earliest possible depictions of gongs is from the details on the surface of the Ngọc Lũ I Dong son drum, bronze drum () from the Dong Son culture of northern Vietnam. It depicts what looks like seven-gong ensembles along with other instruments (including cymbals/bells and the bronze drums themselves). The oldest undisputed historical mention of gongs can be found in sixth century AD Chinese records, which mentioned it as a foreign instrument that came from a country between Tibet and Bur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gong Baoren
Gong Baoren (, born August 1971 in Qingyuan Manchu Autonomous County, Liaoning) is a retired Chinese para swimmer who competed in the Sydney 2000 paralympic The Paralympic Games or Paralympics is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of disabilities. There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which since the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Kore ... men's 100 m breaststroke SB7 event, finishing 0.03 second behind the finalist. He was distinguished from the other competitors in that he had no arms. References 1971 births Paralympic swimmers for China Living people Chinese amputees Swimmers from Liaoning Medalists at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for China Paralympic silver medali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palace (TV Series)
''Palace'' (, lit. ''Jade Palace Lock Heart'') is a 2011 Chinese television series produced by Yu Zheng and directed by Lee Wai-chu, starring Yang Mi, Feng Shaofeng, Mickey He and Tong Liya. The series was first broadcast on Hunan TV in China from 31 January to 21 February 2011. It is later followed by '' Palace 2 ''(Chinese: 宮鎖珠帘) (2012), '' Palace 3: The Lost Daughter'' (Chinese: 宫锁连城), and the film '' The Palace (2013 film)''. The series was a runaway success, propelling its cast to widespread fame. Synopsis Luo Qingchuan (Yang Mi) is a modern-day actress. One day she decided to try a romantic role which she has never done before so she scouted around and found a director who intended to direct and produce a romance drama set in the Qing Dynasty, during the reign of Emperor Yongzheng. The rest of the drama is focused on her character becoming embroiled in the princes' struggle for the throne and is torn between her love for Yin Si ( Feng Shaofeng), the e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gong Show
''The Gong Show'' is an American 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 to 1980 and 1988 to 1989, and was revived in 2017 for broadcast on ABC. The show was created and originally produced by Chuck Barris, who also served as host for the NBC run and from 1977 to 1980 in syndication. Its most recent version was executive-produced by Will Arnett and hosted by Tommy Maitland, a fictional character performed by Mike Myers (uncredited in Season 1). ''The Gong Show'' is known for its absurdist humor and style, with the actual competition secondary to the often outlandish acts presented; a small cash prize has typically been awarded to each show's winner. Format Each show presented a competition of amateur performers of often dubious talent, with a panel of three celebrity judges. If any judge considered an act to b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takk
Takk may refer to: * '' Takk...'', a 2005 album by Icelandic band Sigur Rós * Tank, Pakistan, a city in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province *''Takk'', a 2002 poetry collection by Gunnar Wærness * Takkarist McKinley (born 1995), American football player See also * Tak (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gong Gong Gong
Gong Gong Gong () is an experimental rock band founded in Beijing in 2015. It consists of guitarist and vocalist Tom Ng, who sings in his native Cantonese, and bassist Joshua Frank. Ng hails from Hong Kong and Frank is from Canada. History Gong Gong Gong performed their first show at the closing party for Beijing venue XP in summer 2015. Bassist Joshua Frank was born in Montreal to Canadian diplomatic workers, and spent many years growing up in Beijing in the 1990s, before returning in 2006 and forming the band Hot & Cold with his brother. Guitarist and vocalist Tom Ng moved to Beijing from Hong Kong in 2009 with his previous band, The Offset: Spectacles. Ng performs lyrics in his native language, Cantonese, which Frank is unable to speak. The band would later perform at a city underpass, and then at Fruityspace, a DIY venue founded at an independent record store. Their debut studio album, ''Phantom Rhythm'', was released in October 2019 on Wharf Cat Records, and was covered by ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gongs
The Gongs were an experimental folk quartet formed in 2001. Their music is characterised by being played with homemade instruments and electronic equipment. History The Gongs were formed in September 2001 by Peter Blasser, Clara Latham, and Stefan Tcherepnin - three Oberlin College students - and named themselves The Gongs because ''"when we found our first collection of steel gongs near the train tracks, they taught us how to imitate the sounds that animals hear, as can be heard in "the bat", and "an old man talks to his dog". Now we always play with a set of amplified gongs."'' Their music caught the attention of artist and musician Momus Momus (; Ancient Greek: Μῶμος ''Momos'') in Greek mythology was the personification of satire and mockery, two stories about whom figure among Aesop's Fables. During the Renaissance, several literary works used him as a mouthpiece for their ... in October 2001, and The Gongs - now a quartet - signed to his then-newly started labe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gong (band)
Gong are a psychedelic rock band that incorporates elements of jazz and space rock into their musical style. The group was formed in Paris in 1967 by Australian musician Daevid Allen and English vocalist Gilli Smyth. Band members have included Didier Malherbe, Pip Pyle, Steve Hillage, Mike Howlett, Tim Blake, Pierre Moerlen, Bill Laswell and Theo Travis. Others who have played on stage with Gong include Don Cherry, Chris Cutler, Bill Bruford, Brian Davison, Dave Stewart and Tatsuya Yoshida. Gong's 1970 debut album, '' Magick Brother'', featured a psychedelic rock sound. By the following year, the second album, '' Camembert Electrique'', featured the more psychedelic rock/space rock sound with which they would be most associated. Between 1973 and 1974, Gong released their best-known work, the allegorical ''Radio Gnome Invisible'' trilogy, describing the adventures of Zero the Hero, the Good Witch Yoni and the Pot Head Pixies from the Planet Gong. In 1975, Allen an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gong Zhichao
Gong Zhichao (; born 15 December 1977) is a former 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. She won some of the world's biggest tournaments, including the venerable All-England Championship consecutively in 2000 and 2001 over fellow countrywomen Dai Yun and Zhou Mi respectively in the finals. Her other titles included the 1996 Asian Championships, the 2000 Copenhagen Masters; and the Denmark (1996), Swedish (1997), China (1997), Japan (1998, 2000), and Malaysia (2000) Opens. At the then biennial IBF (BWF) World Championships Gong was a silver medalist behind fellow countrywoman Ye Zhaoying in 1997, and a bronze medalist in 2001. She played winning singles for Chinese Uber Cup (women's international) teams that reclaimed the world team title from Indonesia in 1998, and retained the title in 2000. Unfortunately for G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiao Hua Gong
Xiao Hua Gong (; born ), also known as Edward Gong, is a Chinese-Canadian businessman and politician, former theatre director, and former pyramid scheme operator. Gong served as Deputy Director of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade from 2013 to 2016. In 2021, he forfeited NZ$68 million to the New Zealand government as part of a settlement over pyramid scheme activities, the country's largest forfeiture of the proceeds of crime. In 2023, he ran for mayor of Toronto, finishing 11th with 2,983 votes (0.4% of votes cast). During the campaign, media queried the quantity and cost of his election advertising. Gong also ran in the 2024 Mississauga mayoral by-election, where he placed ninth. Gong was eligible to run according to a representative as he is a property owner in the city. Gong ran in the 2025 Canadian federal election in Don Valley North as an independent. Biography Gong was born in China, where he worked as a theatre director, putting on opera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gong Ruina
Gong Ruina (; born on 23 January 1981) is a badminton player from the People's Republic of China. Career Gong Ruina was one of the world's leading women's singles players, former World No. 1 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, Spain and the venerable All-England Championships (2004). In both of these events she defeated fellow countrywoman Zhou Mi, one of her principal rivals, in the finals. On the other hand, Gong was beaten by Zhou in the final of the Asian Games (2002), and was denied a bronze medal by her at the 2004 Athens Olympics after each had been beaten in the semifinals. Gong played singles for China's world champion Uber Cup (women's international) teams of 2002 and 2004. Her other individual titles included the Brunei (1998), Swedish (1999), Malaysia (2001), China (2002), Indonesia (2002), Denmark (2003), and Swiss (2004) Opens. She was a bronze medal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
