Gong (disambiguation)
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A gong is a percussive musical instrument, or a warning bell.
Gong may also refer to:
- Gong, the Chinese word for force or power, as in Qigong or Falun Gong
- Gong (band), progressive-psychedelic rock band (1967 to date)
- Gong (title), title of Chinese nobility during the Zhou Dynasty
- Gong County, Henan, former name of Gongyi, city in Henan, China
- Gong County, Sichuan, county in Sichuan, China
- Gong, Iran
- "Gong", song on the album Takk... by the Icelandic band Sigur Rós
- Slit gong, a type of idiophone (vibrating musical instrument)
- Gong bass drum, a type of drum
- Gong, a German television magazine
GONG may refer to:
- GONG, abbreviation for the international Global Oscillations Network Group, studying solar structure and dynamics
- GONG (IPTV channel), an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) channel specialising in Anime
- GONG (organization), a Croatian NGO that oversees elections
- 21523 GONG, an asteroid discovered in 1998
Gong as a name may also refer to:
- Gong (孔), Korean and Chinese surname
- Gong (龔), a Chinese surname
- Gong Bao Tian (1871–1943), Chinese martial artist
- Gong Baoren, Chinese olympic swimmer
- Gong Guohua (born 1964), Chinese decathlete
- Gong Li (born 1965), Chinese film actress
- Gong Ruina (born 1981), Chinese badminton player
- Gong Zhichao (born 1977), Chinese badminton player
- Alex Gong (1971–2003), Chinese-American kickboxer
- The pseudonym of Jonathan Crowther, a composer of Listener Crosswords
- Leonard Howell, known as The Gong, founder of the Rastafari movement
Gong may also refer to:
- Gong farmer, term used in Tudor Britain for a person who emptied privies and cesspits
- Gong Gong, Chinese water god
- Gong Jin'ou, national anthem of the Empire of the Great Qing in China
- The Gong Show, American television variety show spoof (1976-1980)
- Tuff Gong, Jamaican-based record label, named after Bob Marley's nickname
- Falun Gong, Chinese meditation exercises, part of a system of "mind and body cultivation"
Gong in colloquial speech may also refer to:
- Wollongong, ("the Gong"), Australia
- A medal, honour or award
- Opium, as in the song "Minnie the Moocher", the lyrics "he showed her how to keep the gong around".
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