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Chinese

Tang Dynasty The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, t= ), or Tang Empire, was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907 AD, with an interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdo ...

, 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 logograms developed for the writing of Chinese. In addition, they have been adapted to write other East Asian languages, and remain a key component of the Japanese writing system where they are known as '' kan ...

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Chinese surname Chinese surnames are used by Han Chinese and Sinicized ethnic groups in China, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, and among overseas Chinese communities around the world such as Singapore and Malaysia. Written Chinese names begin with surnames, unlike th ...

s Tang (唐 and 湯/汤) transliterated based on Cantonese **The

s (佟, 童 and 仝) transliterated based on Mandarin

People

Tong (surname) Tong is a Chinese surname. Tong as transcribed in English however represents of a number of different Chinese surnames. There were 8,589 Tongs in the United States during the year 2000 census, making it the 3,075th surname overall and the 121st ...

, 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 (born 1932), Director of the Office of Political Reform of the CPC Central Committee and the Policy Secretary of Zhao Ziyang *

Grace Tong Tong Yang-tze (b. 1942), also known as Grace Tong, is a Taiwanese artist. She is one of Taiwan’s foremost calligraphers. She is known for creating very large works in a very small studio. Personal life and career Tong was born in 1942 in Shang ...

(born 1942) *

Jacqueline Tong Jacqueline Tong (born 21 May 1951) is an English actress. She is best known for playing Daisy Peel in the television series ''Upstairs, Downstairs'' (1973–1975), for which she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Continu ...

(born 1951) * Kaity Tong (born 1947) * Kelvin Tong *

Kent Tong Kent Tong (; born 29 September 1958) is a Hong Kong actor. He was a popular TVB actor during the 1980s, nicknamed "Prince" and one of the " Five Tiger Generals" of TVB. Early life Kent Tong was born to and grew up in a poor family in Hong Kong. H ...

(born 1958) * Lim Goh Tong (1918–2007), Malaysian Chinese businessman *

Ling Tong Ling Tong () (189–217), courtesy name Gongji, was a Chinese military general serving under the warlord Sun Quan during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. He started his service under Sun Quan when he was still a teenager and, throughout his ...

(189–237), military general of the state of Eastern Wu * Ly Tong (born 1945), Vietnamese American anti-communist activist *

Michael Tong Michael Tong Man-lung ( 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'' (2000) *''Healing H ...

(born 1969) *

Pete Tong Peter Michael Tong, (born 30 July 1960) is an English disc jockey 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 s ...

(born 1960), dance music DJ and radio presenter * Rona Tong (1910–2006), New Zealand athlete * Ronny Tong (born 1950) * Shen Tong (born 1968), Chinese dissident *

Simon Tong Simon Tong (born 9 July 1972) is an English guitarist and keyboardist who was a member of the Verve between 1996 and 1999. He has played with Damon Albarn on tour with his bands Blur and Gorillaz, and as a member of the Good, the Bad & the Q ...

(born 1972), English musician and member of The Verve *

Stanley Tong Stanley Tong () is a Hong Kong film director, producer, stunt choreographer, screenwriter, entrepreneur and philanthropist. Early life Stanley Tong was born on April 7, 1960 in Hong Kong, and he completed his education in Hong Kong and Canada. Fi ...

(born 1960) * Tong Yabgu, a 7th-century Turkish khagan *

Vincent Tong (actor) Vincent Tong (born May 2, 1980) is a Canadian voice actor and voice director. His voice roles include Gene Khan / The Mandarin in '' Iron Man: Armored Adventures'', Toro in '' Sushi Pack'', Henry in ''Kid vs. Kat'', Garble, Flash Sentry, and San ...

(born 1980) *

Tong Wen Tong Wen (; born 1 February 1983 in Tianjin) is a Chinese judoka. Born in Tianjin, she began training in Judo when she was 13. In the 2008 Summer Olympics she won the gold medal. She also won gold medals at the world championships of 2003, 2005 ...

(born 1983) * Wang Tong (disambiguation) *

William Tong William Morten Tong (born May 2, 1973) is an American lawyer and politician who is the 25th and current Attorney General of Connecticut. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Tong attended Brown University and the University of Chicago Law School. He ...

(born c. 1970) * Yang Tong (605–619) *

Yeo Cheow Tong Yeo Cheow Tong (; born 22 June 1947) is a former Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he served in the Cabinet from 1990 to 2006, and was a Member of Parliament (MP) of Hong Kah SMC from 12 December 1984 ...

(born 1947)

Places

Tong, Shropshire Tong is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It is located between the towns of Shifnal, Newport and Brewood. It is near junction 3 of the M54 motorway and A41 road. The population of the village which was included in the civil p ...

, a village in Shropshire, England **

Tong Castle Tong Castle was a very large mostly Gothic country house in Shropshire whose site is between Wolverhampton and Telford, set within a park landscaped by Capability Brown,Wolverhampton's Listed Buildings on the site of a medieval castle of the sa ...

, a large country house in Shropshire, demolished in 1954 *

Tong, West Yorkshire Tong or Tong Village is a village in the City of Bradford metropolitan district, West Yorkshire, England. It is a historic village, and is sometimes thought to be a smaller version of the larger area of Tong, which is a local election ward. ...

, a village in England ** Tong (ward), an electoral division of the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England *

Tong, Lewis Tong (; gd, Tunga) is a village on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland, northeast of the main town of Stornoway on the B895 road to Back and Tolsta. The population of the village is 527 ( 2001 census). Fishing forms part of the local economy. History ...

, a village in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland * Tong, South Sudan, a town in Warrup State (also spelled Tonj) *

Tong District Tong ( ky, Тоң району, Tong rayonu) is a district of Issyk-Kul Region in north-eastern Kyrgyzstan. The seat lies at Bökönbaev. Its area is , and its resident population was 53,401 in 2021. Tong District borders Issyk-Kul District to ...

, Issyk Kul Province, Kyrgyzstan

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