Tang

Tang or TANG may refer to:

Chinese name

* Tang Dynasty (唐朝) of China which reigned from 618 – 907 AD.
* 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 Chinese ethnic group.
* A transliteration of Chinese family names such as:
**唐 (Pinyin: "táng"), as in the Tang Dynasty, (but the clan name is more ancient)
**湯 (Pinyin: "tāng"), as in the Tang of Shang.
**鄧 or 邓 (Pinyin: "dèng"), as in Deng Xiao Ping (see Tang Clan)
**滕 (Pinyin: "téng")
* Tang Clan of Hong Kong, the first inhabitants to leave China and settle in Hong Kong.
* Tang flour, a wheat flour used in Chinese cooking. Also called wheat starch
* Tang Xavier, a modern Chinese Professional Sumo Wrestler.
* Tang Yan, (of the 唐 clan), a famous Chinese actress and entertainer
* Tang Wei, a Chinese actress.

Fish and related US warships

* Tang (fish)
* US submarines called for the fish, including
** USS Tang (SS-306), 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 submarine of the United States Navy
** USS Tang (SS-563) the lead ship of that class

Places

* Tang, County Westmeath, a village in Ireland
* Tang, North Yorkshire, a settlement in England
* Tang, Afghanistan
* Tang County, in Hebei, China

Acronyms

* Texas Air National Guard
* Tennessee Air National Guard
* Transcendental argument for the non-existence of God

Other

* Tang (drink), a brand name of instant fruit flavored drinks from the 1950s to the present
* Tang (weaponry), a projecting element connecting a knife or sword blade to the handle
* Tang (dish), soup or stew in Korean cuisine