Xiang (place), the site of Hong Xiuquan's destruction of a Chinese idol early in the Taiping Rebellion
Xiang (surname), three unrelated surnames: Chinese: 項 and Chinese: 向 (both Xiàng) and Chinese: 相 ( Xiāng)
Xiang Chinese, a group of Chinese varieties spoken in Hunan
Xiang Island (simplified Chinese: 响沙; traditional Chinese: 響沙; pinyin: Xiǎngshā), a former island in the Yangtze estuary now forming part of Chongming Island in Shanghai