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Tang dynasty The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, c=唐朝), or the Tang Empire, was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907, with an Wu Zhou, interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed ...
, a dynasty in Chinese history when transliterated from Cantonese *
Tong (organization) A ''tong'' ()Chin, Ko-lin. "Chinatowns and Tongs". ''In Chinese Subculture and Criminality: Non-Traditional Crime Groups in America''. New York: Greenwood Press, 1990 is a type of organization found among Chinese immigrants predominantly living ...
, a type of social organization found in Chinese immigrant communities *''tong'', pronunciation of several
Chinese character Chinese characters are logographs used to write the Chinese languages and others from regions historically influenced by Chinese culture. Of the four independently invented writing systems accepted by scholars, they represent the only on ...
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Chinese surname Chinese surnames are used by Han Chinese and Sinicization, Sinicized ethnic groups in Greater China, Korea, Vietnam and among overseas Chinese communities around the world such as Singapore and Malaysia. Written Chinese names begin with surnames, ...
s Tang (唐 and 湯/汤) transliterated based on Cantonese **The
Chinese surname Chinese surnames are used by Han Chinese and Sinicization, Sinicized ethnic groups in Greater China, Korea, Vietnam and among overseas Chinese communities around the world such as Singapore and Malaysia. Written Chinese names begin with surnames, ...
s (佟, 童 and 仝) transliterated based on Mandarin * Tso/Tong land of Hong Kong


People

* Tong (surname), a Gan Chinese of Zhang, (张), (莊), Cantonese of Tang (滕), (鄧), Beijing Chinese of Tung (佟) * Tong Dizhou (1902–1979) * Tong Fei (born 1961) * Tong Guan (1054–1126) * Tong Jian (born 1979) * Amy Tong (born 1977), American judoka * Anote Tong (born 1952) * Bao Tong (1932–2022), Director of the Office of Political Reform of the CPC Central Committee and the Policy Secretary of Zhao Ziyang * Grace Tong (born 1942) * Jacqueline Tong (born 1951) * Kaity Tong (born 1947) * Kelvin Tong * Kent Tong (born 1958) * Lim Goh Tong (1918–2007), Malaysian Chinese businessman * Ling Tong (189–237), military general of the state of Eastern Wu * Ly Tong (1945–2019), Vietnamese American anti-communist activist *
Michael Tong Michael Tong Man-lung (Chinese language, Chinese: 唐文龍; Cantonese Romanization: Tong Man Lung (Tang Wen Long); born 17 November 1969) is a Hong Kong actor. Filmography TV series *''Return of the Cuckoo'' (2000) *''The Kung Fu Master'' ( ...
(born 1969) *
Pete Tong Peter Michael Tong (born 30 July 1960) is an English DJ who works for BBC Radio 1. He is the host of programmes such as '' Essential Mix'' and '' Essential Selection'' on the radio service, which can be heard through Internet radio streams, for ...
(born 1960), dance music DJ and radio presenter * Rona Tong (1916–2016), New Zealand athlete * Ronny Tong (born 1950) * Shen Tong (born 1968), Chinese dissident * Simon Tong (born 1972), English musician and member of The Verve * Stanley Tong (born 1960) * Tong Yabgu, a 7th-century Turkish khagan * Vincent Tong (actor) (born 1980) * Tong Wen (born 1983) * Wang Tong (disambiguation) * William Tong (born c. 1970) * Yang Tong (605–619) * Yeo Cheow Tong (born 1947)


Places

* Tong, Shropshire, a village in Shropshire, England, UK ** Tong Castle, a large country house in Shropshire, demolished in 1954 * Tong, West Yorkshire, a village in England, UK ** Tong (ward), an electoral division of the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK * Tong, Lewis, a village in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK * Tong, South Sudan, a town in Warrup State (also spelled Tonj) * Tong District, Issyk Kul Province, Kyrgyzstan


See also

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Tongs Tongs are a type of tool used to grip and lift objects instead of holding them directly with hands. There are many forms of tongs adapted to their specific use. Design variations include resting points so that the working end of the tongs d ...
, a type of tool used to grip and lift objects * Tongland (gang area), a name for the Calton area of Glasgow — named for a local gang, the Calton Tongs * * * Tonge (disambiguation) * Tongue (disambiguation) {{disambiguation, geo, surname