What is "yunluo"

thumb|right|upright=0.8|Female performer with five-gong yunluo, from Chinese engraving The yunluo (simplified: 云锣; traditional: 雲鑼 pinyin: yúnluó, ; 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 yún'áo (雲璈) in ancient times.