When playing, holding cymbals and playing skills and cymbals the same, clear and bright pronunciation. It is often used in buddhist and Taoist music, entertainment and propaganda activities. It is also an important rhythmic instrument in henan opera, Beijing Opera, jin opera, Tibetan opera and other operas, hebei blowing songs, ten drums and gongs, fuzhou commentary, fujian nanyin, chaozhou percussion ensemble and dance accompaniment. In the band, it is mostly combined with gongs, talents, drums, for the melody of the percussion board, eye.
Cymbals in the performance, generally the most common is the hands of the players each side of the cymbals, knock sound. It is also played in single pieces: striking the edge of the cymbals with a small hammer or chopstick or stick gives a very different sound effect and is used in folk bands and rap. For example, the fuzhou dialect, popular in fujian and Taiwan regions, is played with cymbals, in which the performer holds a cymbals in his right hand, a magnetic ring on his thumb, and hits the edge of the cymbals to make a sound. Popular in sichuan, lotus leaves are also played with cymbals.