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Xiaoluo (小锣) – a small flat gong whose pitch rises when struck with the side of a flat wooden stick; Yueluo (月锣) – small pitched gong held by a string in the palm of the hand and struck with a small stick; used in Chaozhou music; Jingluo (镜锣) – a small flat gong used in the traditional music of Fujian
The Fujita Ram Gong (Chinese: 觥; pinyin: gōng; Wade–Giles: kung 1) is a Shang dynasty Chinese ritual bronze vessel, a guang, in the shape of a ram that dates to the later part of the dynasty in 13th-11th century B.C. [1] Considered significant for its realistic shape and style, it is among 13 known Chinese bronze vessels made in animal-form.
Woman playing Shímiàn luó [十面锣, 十面鑼], from Chinese watercolours in the 1800s (Qing Dynasty). The yunluo 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.
By far the most familiar to most Westerners is the chau gong or bullseye gong. Large chau gongs, called tam-tams [7] have become part of the symphony orchestra. Sometimes a chau gong is referred to as a Chinese gong, but in fact, it is only one of many types of suspended gongs that are associated with China. A chau gong is made of copper-based ...
Standing bells are known by a wide variety of terms in English, and are sometimes referred to as bowls, basins, cups or gongs. Specific terms include resting bell , [ 1 ] prayer bowl , [ 2 ] Buddha bowl , [ 3 ] Himalayan bowl , [ 4 ] Tibetan bell , [ 4 ] rin gong , [ 2 ] bowl gong [ 3 ] and cup gong . [ 2 ]
Sichuan naonian luogu (四川闹年锣鼓) - gong and drum music performed for the celebration of the Chinese New Year in Sichuan Province; Sunan shifan luogu (苏南十番锣鼓, see shifan luogu; Tonggu ensemble (铜鼓) - bronze drum ensemble (cf. Dong Son drums) Zhedong luogu (浙东锣鼓) - gong and drum music of eastern Zhejiang Province