yunluo
Sign in to savethumb|right|upright=0.8|Female performer with five-gong yunluo, from Chinese engraving The ( ; literally "cloud gongs" or "cloud of gongs"), is a traditional Chinese musical instrument. It is made up of a set of gongs of varying sizes held within a frame. It was also called in ancient times.
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thumb|right|upright=0.8|Female performer with five-gong yunluo, from Chinese engraving The ( ; literally "cloud gongs" or "cloud of gongs"), is a traditional Chinese musical instrument. It is made up of a set of gongs of varying sizes held within a frame. It was also called in ancient times.
==Traditional == thumb|right|upright=0.8|Woman playing , from Chinese watercolours in the 1800s (Qing Dynasty) The is a set of usually ten small tuned gongs mounted in a wooden frame, with each gong being about 9-12 cm in diameter, and the height of the frame being about 52 cm. The 's gongs are generally of equal diameter but different thicknesses; the thicker gongs produce a higher pitch. It is often used in wind and percussion ensembles in northern China. Old drawings also depict a smaller with just five gongs, which was held by a handle by one hand and played with the other.
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