Tang
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Chinese name
- Tang DynastyTang DynastyThe Tang Dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period. It was founded by the Li family, who seized power during the decline and collapse of the Sui Empire...
(618–907), Chinese dynasty - Later Tang DynastyLater Tang DynastyThe Later Tang Dynasty was a short-lived dynasty that lasted from 923 to 937 one of the five dynasties during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period. It was also the first in a series of three dynasties ruled by the Shatuo Turks...
(923–936), Turkic dynasty in ancient China - King Tang of Shang (湯), the Shang dynasty ruler, who lived around 1660 BCE
- The term (Tángrén 唐人) that many southern Chinese use to refer to the Han ChineseHan ChineseHan Chinese are an ethnic group native to China and are the largest single ethnic group in the world.Han Chinese constitute about 92% of the population of the People's Republic of China , 98% of the population of the Republic of China , 78% of the population of Singapore, and about 20% of the...
ethnic group - A transliteration of Chinese family names such as:
- Táng (surname)Táng (surname)Tang , is a Chinese surname. The three languages also have the surname with the same character but different pronunciation/romanization . In Korean, it is usually Romanized also as Dang. In Japanese, the surname is often Romanized as To...
(唐, Pinyin: táng), as in the Tang Dynasty, (but the clan name is more ancient) - 湯 (Pinyin: tāng), as in the King Tang of Shang.
- 鄧 or 邓 (Pinyin: dèng), as in Deng Xiaoping (see Tang ClanTang ClanThe Tang Clan is one of the Great Five Clans of Hong Kong. The others are Man , Hau , Pang and Liu . The Tangs originated from Jishui of Jiangxi province and are considered to be native Hong Kong people, as they were the first immigrants to settle in what is now Hong Kong from what is now...
) - 滕 (Pinyin: téng)
- Táng (surname)
- Tang ClanTang ClanThe Tang Clan is one of the Great Five Clans of Hong Kong. The others are Man , Hau , Pang and Liu . The Tangs originated from Jishui of Jiangxi province and are considered to be native Hong Kong people, as they were the first immigrants to settle in what is now Hong Kong from what is now...
(鄧族) of Hong Kong, the first inhabitants to leave China and settle in Hong Kong - Tang ShuyuTang ShuyuTang Shuyu , surname : Ji given name ：Yu , and Ziyu , was the founder of the State of Tang and the first ruler of the State of Jin during the Western Zhou Dynasty in China. The State of Tang would later be known as the State of Jin...
(唐叔虞) is brother of King Wu of Zhou
Fish and related US warships
- AcanthuridaeAcanthuridaeAcanthuridae is the family of surgeonfishes, tangs, and unicornfishes. The family includes about 80 species in six genera, all of which are marine fish living in tropical seas, usually around coral reefs...
, a fish called "tang" - US submarines called for the fish, including
- USS Tang (SS-306)USS Tang (SS-306)USS Tang was a Balao-class submarine of World War II. She was built and launched in 1943.In her short career, the Tang sank 33 ships displacing 116,454 tons Her commanding officer received the Medal of Honor for her last two engagements...
, a United States Navy Balao class submarine that served briefly in World War II before being sunk by one of its own torpedoes - A Tang class submarineTang class submarineThe Tang class submarines were a product of the Greater Underwater Propulsion Power Program , which incorporated German U-boat technology into the United States Navy's submarine design...
of the United States Navy - USS Tang (SS-563)USS Tang (SS-563)USS Tang , the lead ship of her class was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the tang.She was the first American submarine designed under the Greater Underwater Propulsion Power Program for underwater performance rather than surfaced speed and handling...
the lead ship of that class
- USS Tang (SS-306)
Places
- Tang, County Westmeath, a village in Ireland
- Tang, North Yorkshire, a settlement in England
- Tang, Badakhshan
- Tang CountyTang CountyTang County is a county under the juridiction of Baoding prefecture-level city, Hebei, People's republic of China.-Administrative Divisions:Towns:*Renhou , Wangjing , Gaochang , Beiluo , Baihe , Juncheng , Chuanli...
, in Hebei, China - Tang, Bhutan, a village in Bumthang DistrictBumthang DistrictBumthang District is one of the 20 dzongkhag comprising Bhutan. It is the most historic dzongkhag if the number of ancient temples and sacred sites is counted...
, Bhutan
Acronyms
- Tennessee Air National GuardTennessee Air National GuardThe Tennessee Air National Guard is the independent air arm of the Tennessee National Guard. Along with the Tennessee Army National Guard, it comprises the National Guard of the U.S...
- Texas Air National GuardTexas Air National GuardThe Texas Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of Texas and a component of the Texas Military Forces...
- Texas Army National GuardTexas Army National GuardThe Texas Army National Guard is a component of the United States Army, the United States National Guard and the Texas Military Forces . Nationwide, the Army National Guard comprises approximately one half of the US Army's available combat forces and approximately one third of its support...
Other
- Tang (clevis), part of a clevis fastener or joint
- GukGukGuk , also sometimes known as Tang , is a class of soup-like dishes in Korean cuisine. Guk and tang are commonly grouped together and regarded as the same type of dish, although guk is more watery and a basic dish for the Korean table setting, and is usually eaten at home...
, soup or stew in Korean cuisine, sometimes known as "tang" - Tang (drink)Tang (drink)Tang is a fruit-flavored breakfast drink. Originally formulated by General Foods Corporation food scientist William A. Mitchell in 1957, it was first marketed in powdered form in 1959....
, a brand name of instant fruit flavored drinks from the 1950s to the present - Tang (weaponry)Tang (weaponry)A tang or shank is the back portion of a tool where it extends into stock material or is connected to a handle as on a knife, sword, spear, arrowhead, chisel, screwdriver, etc...
, a projecting element connecting a knife or sword blade to the handle