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Xiong may refer to: Name * Xiong (surname) (熊), a Chinese surname Location * Xiong County, in Hebei, China Language * The pinyin romanization of several Chinese characters, including 兄 (elder brother), 胸 (chest), 雄 (heroic) and 熊 (bear) * The Xong language and the Miao people who speak it Group * Xong, or Limbu people * A subdivision of the Mongol armies: see Huns The Huns were a nomadic people who lived in Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Eastern Europe between the 4th and 6th centuries AD. According to European tradition, they were first reported living east of the Volga River, in an area that was par ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Xiong (surname)
Xiong is the pinyin romanization of Chinese, romanization of the Chinese surname 熊 (''Xióng''). It is 41st in the Hundred Family Surnames, contained in the verse 熊紀舒屈 (Xiong, Ji (surname 紀), Ji, Shu (surname), Shu, Qu (surname 屈), Qu). Romanizations 熊 is also romanized as Hsiung2 in Wade-Giles. It is Hung or Hong in Cantonese language, Cantonese; Him in Hokkien, Hong or Yoong in Hakka Language, Hakka; Hiōng in Gan (language), Gan; Hùng in Vietnamese language, Vietnamese; and Xyooj in Hmong language, Hmong. Note that "Hong" and "Hung" may also refer to the unrelated surname Hong (Chinese surname), 洪. Distribution 熊 is the list of common Chinese surnames, 71st most common surname in mainland China. Although Chinese make up the largest part of the United States' population of Asian Pacific Americans,United States Census Bureau.Census 2000: Chinese Largest Asian Group in the United States. 4 Mar 2002. Accessed 29 Mar 2012. none of the romanizations of 熊 appea ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Xiong County
Xiong County or Xiongxian () is a county in the central part of Hebei province, China. It is the easternmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Baoding. It is part of the Xiong'an New Area designated by national government in April 2017. Administrative divisions Towns: *Xiongzhou (), Zangang (), Daying, Xiong County, Daying () Townships: *Longwan Township, Xiong County, Longwan Township (), Zhugezhuang Township (), Mijiawu Township (), Shuangtang Township (), Zhanggang Township (), Beishakou Township () Climate References Geography of Baoding County-level divisions of Hebei {{Baoding-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Xong Language
The Xong language ( ) is the northernmost Hmongic language, spoken in south-central China by around 0.9 million people. It is called (, "Western Hunan Miao") in Chinese, as well as Eastern Miao (). In Western sources, it has been called Meo, Red Miao, and North Hmongic. An official alphabet was adopted in 1956. Distribution Xong is spoken mainly in Hunan province, but also in a few areas of Guizhou and Hubei provinces, Guangxi, and Chongqing municipality in China. Xong-speaking communities, by county, are: *Western (Xong): 800,000 speakers (autonym ') **Hunan *** Huayuan County, Xiangxi ***Jishou, Xiangxi *** Fenghuang County, Xiangxi *** Baojing County, Xiangxi ***Longshan County, Xiangxi *** Xinhuang Dong Autonomous County, Huaihua ***Mayang Miao Autonomous County, Huaihua **Guizhou *** Songtao Miao Autonomous County *** Tongren County **Hubei *** Xuan'en County **Chongqing *** Xiushan Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, Qianjiang *** Youyang Tujia and Miao Autono ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Miao People
Miao is a word that the Chinese use to designate some ethnic minority groups living in southern China and Mainland Southeast Asia. Miao is thus officially recognized by the Chinese government as one of the largest ethnic minority groups that has more than 56 official ethnicities and dialects. The Miao live primarily in the mountains of southern China. Their homeland encompasses the provinces of Guizhou, Yunnan, Sichuan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangxi, Guangdong, and Hainan. Some sub-groups of the Miao, most notably the Hmong people, have migrated out of China into Southeast Asia (Myanmar, Northern Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand). Following the communist takeover of Laos in 1975, a large group of Hmong refugees resettled in several Western nations, mainly in the United States, France, and Australia. Miao is a Chinese term, while the component groups of people have their own autonyms, such as (with some variant spellings) Hmong, Hmu, Xong (Qo-Xiong), and A-Hmao. These people (except th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Limbu People
The Limbu (Limbu language, Limbu: ) are a Sino-Tibetan ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the Himalayan region of eastern Nepal, northeastern India and western Bhutan. In India, the Limbus live in the Indian state, states of Sikkim, Assam, Nagaland and northern West Bengal, i.e. North Bengal. Subba is a title given by the Shah Kings only to Limbu village chiefs. Subba was not an indigenous Limbu terminology, but now the two terms are almost interchangeable. It was how the village chiefs were distinguished from other villagers in Limbu tribe. Family lineage of the village chiefs are often found with their surname as Subba. Their history is said to be written in a book called Bangsawoli (Genealogy), also known as Bansawali. Some ancient families have kept copies. There are hundreds of Limbu clans and tribes, classified under their tribe or subnational entity or according to their place of origin. The Chinese text ''Po-ou-Yeo-Jing'', translated in 308 AD, refers to the Yi-ti-S ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |