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Gung ho (/ ˈ ɡ ʌ ŋ ˈ h oʊ /) is an English term, with the current meaning of 'enthusiastic or energetic', especially overly so.It originated during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) from a Chinese term, 工合 (pinyin: gōnghé; lit. 'to work together'), short for Chinese Industrial Cooperatives (Chinese: 工業合作社; pinyin: Gōngyè Hézuòshè).
The movement was led by the Chinese Industrial Cooperative Association (CICA or Indusco), founded in 1938 by foreign and Chinese activists. Its international arm the International Committee for the Promotion of Chinese Industrial Cooperatives ( ICCIC , also known by the nickname Gung Ho International Committee ) was founded in 1939 in Hong Kong ...
A Chinese associate of Alley, Liu Guangpei, was appointed General Secretary of the Association, and Alley was appointed Technical Advisor. [15] Under Kong's patronage, they set out to organize industrial cooperatives in the countryside as in Snow's plan.
Gary "Gedde" Watanabe (/ ˈ ɡ ɛ d i ˌ w ɑː t ə ˈ n ɑː b i /; [1] born June 26, 1955) is an American actor. [2] He is known for voicing the character of Ling in the animated film Mulan (1998) and its sequel Mulan II (2004), as well as playing Long Duk Dong in the film Sixteen Candles (1984) and Takahara "Kaz" Kazihiro in Gung Ho (1986), and Nurse Yosh Takata in the NBC medical drama ER ...
Gung Ho (released in Australia and New Zealand as Working Class Man) [2] is a 1986 American comedy film directed by Ron Howard and starring Michael Keaton. [3] The story portrays the takeover of an American car plant by a Japanese corporation (although the title phrase is an Americanized Chinese term).
Gong 共: Ji Yihu 姬繄扈: 922–900 (21–22 years) 917–900 (16–17 years) Son of Mu Little is known of his reign [73] Yih 懿: Ji Jian 姬囏: 899–892 (6–7 years) 899–873 (25–26 years) Son of Gong Little is known of his reign; may have been removed from power by Xiao [73] Xiao 孝: Ji Pifang 姬辟方: 891–886 (4–5 years) 872 ...
According to oral traditions, the Che Kung Temple at Sha Tin was founded from Ho Chung, when the god was "invited" from the existing Che Kung Temple in Ho Chung to Sha Tin. [ 1 ] The original temple was first built at the end of the Ming Dynasty and was renovated in 1890, [ 4 ] 1993 and 2004.
In 1999, in response to widespread revival of old traditions of spirituality, morality, and mysticism, and perceived challenges to State control, the Chinese government took measures to enforce control of public qigong practice, including shutting down qigong clinics and hospitals, and banning groups such as Zhong Gong and Falun Gong.