Hybrid　metallic　photonic　crystals　(MPCs)　combine　the　orderly　arranged　grating　structures　and　the　disordered　gold　nanostructures,　where　the　gratings　are　fabricated　by　interference　lithography　on　a　layer　of　waveguide　and　the　isolated　gold　nanoislands　arranged　randomly　in　the　grating　grooves　are　produced　using　solution-processible　gold　nanoparticles.　Strong　coupling　between　multiple　higher-order　resonance　modes　of　the　waveguide　grating　structures　and　particle　plasmon　resonance　of　the　isolated　gold　nanoislands　has　been　observed　in　the　visible　spectral　range.　This　technique　actually　realizes　fabrication　of　the　waveguide　grating　structures　and　the　plasmonic　gold　nanostructures　separately.　In　this　way,　the　plasmonic　resonance　of　the　gold　nanostructures　is　not　determined　by　the　dimensions　of　the　grating　lines　anymore.　Thus,　the　grating　structures　can　be　fabricated　easily　with　a　period　of　microns,　whereas　the　size　of　the　gold　nanostructures　can　be　controlled　flexibly　by　changing　the　colloidal　concentration　and　the　annealing　temperature.　Large　grating　period　leads　to　higher-order　coupled　modes　in　the　visible.　This　contributes　to　the　＂family＂　of　the　MPC　fabrication　techniques　and　lowers　significantly　the　rigorous　requirements　on　fabrication　method　of　the　large-area　nanoscale　MPCs.　(c)　2011　American　Institute　of　Physics.　[doi:　10.1063/1.3647767]