{"product_id":"unlimited-chinese-opera-gongs","title":"Chinese Opera Gong \u0026 Mallet—8.5 to 14\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eChinese Opera Gong \u0026amp; Mallet—8.5 to 14\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur Chinese Opera gong line spans 8.5 to 14 inches in 6 sizes, and a traditional Chinese mallet comes with each gong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpera, Tiger, Hand and Fong gongs are traditional Chinese opera and theater gongs. The front face sits forward from the outer rim, so a front gong and a back gong join, and the two tones produce an ascending or descending bend in pitch. The 8.5-inch Jin Ban and Hand gongs fit in the hand, and their wide face slows the pitch bend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eActivities often associated with creativity, learning, and leisure can also play a meaningful role in cognitive and emotional well-being.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReading, writing, listening to music, and playing an instrument do more than provide entertainment or creative expression. Research suggests that these activities can help individuals explore, express, understand, and regulate emotional experiences. Music has been associated with emotion-regulation processes and mood management (Peters et al., 2024; Chong et al., 2024), expressive writing has been linked to emotional processing and reflection (Pennebaker, 2018), and reading has been associated with emotional understanding, empathy, and perspective-taking (Rezende \u0026amp; Shigaeff, 2023; Luperini, 2021). These activities also engage cognitive systems involved in language, attention, and memory (Kunert et al., 2015; Maess et al., 2001; Patel, 2003; Yurgil et al., 2020). Musical and linguistic activities draw on shared neural resources for processing structured information, including syntax (Kunert et al., 2015; Maess et al., 2001; Patel, 2003), while music training has been associated with working-memory processes and executive functioning (Yurgil et al., 2020). Reading, writing, and music may support emotional well-being and cognitive development while strengthening communication, memory, attention, emotional understanding, and self-regulation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduct: Chinese gong\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGong sizes: 8.5\", 10\", 11\", 12\", 13\", 14\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMallet: Traditional Chinese mallet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStyles: Jin Ban, Hand, Opera, Tiger\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTone: Pitch-bending, two tones joined\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGong origin: China\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGong appearance: Photo shows an example of the style; individual gongs differ\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWant to learn more about sensory needs? Explore this helpful index:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor sensory presentations and the tools that suit them, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sessparker.com\/blogs\/news\/the-mechanica-of-sensation-a-clinical-reference-manual-of-sensory-presentations\"\u003euse this link\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gongs Unlimited","offers":[{"title":"8.5\" Jin Ban","offer_id":68633243484194,"sku":"gu-8opera","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"8.5\" Hand","offer_id":68633243516962,"sku":"gu-8hand-amz","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"10\" Opera","offer_id":68633243549730,"sku":"gu-10fong-amz","price":56.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"11\" Opera","offer_id":68633243582498,"sku":"gu-11fong-amz","price":59.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12\" Tiger","offer_id":68633243615266,"sku":"gu-12tiger-amz","price":74.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"13\" Tiger","offer_id":68633243648034,"sku":"gu-13tiger-amz","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"14\" Tiger","offer_id":68633243680802,"sku":"gu-14tiger-amz","price":117.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0862\/7961\/8594\/files\/20231212-12Tiger.jpg?v=1792012910","url":"https:\/\/sessparker.com\/products\/unlimited-chinese-opera-gongs","provider":"Sess Parker","version":"1.0","type":"link"}