Tong

Tong may refer to:

Chinese

• Tang Dynasty, a dynasty in Chinese history when transliterated from Cantonese
• Tong (organization), a type of social organization found in Chinese immigrant communities
• tong, pronunciation of several Chinese characters
• See:
  • The Chinese surnames Tang (唐 and 湯/汤) transliterated based on Cantonese
  • The Chinese surnames (佟, 童 and 仝) transliterated based on Mandarin

Places

• Tong, Shropshire, a village in Shropshire, England
• Tong, West Yorkshire, a village in West Yorkshire, England
• Tong Forge, a village in Staffordshire, England
• Tonge, Kent, a village in Kent, England
• Tonge, Leicestershire, a village in Leicestershire, England
• Tong, Western Isles (Gaelic: Tunga), a village in the Eilean Siar council area of Scotland
• Tongland, (Gang Area), a name for the Calton area of Glasgow due to the local gang, the Calton Tongs.

Miscellaneous

• Amy Tong (born 1977), American judoka
• The Tongs is also the name of a non-Chinese street gang in Glasgow'
• A customary unit of area equal to 50×60 sana lamjel (1 pari) in Manipur, India. 32 tong equalled 1 pari.
• Tong (video game), an open source game which combines the arcade classics Tetris and Pong
• A word used as a pun on 'song' in the album Sung Tongs

See also

• Tongs, a tool for picking things up
• Pete Tong, a dance music DJ and radio presenter