The percussion section in a Peking opera troupe, for example, makes use of both large and small gongs, and you can always count on a rousing roll on the gongs and drums to attract the audience's attention at the beginning of an opera.
平劇中的武場以單皮鼓、堂鼓、鐃鈸以及大鑼、小鑼所組成，開場前，少不了先來一段「鬧台鑼鼓」，熱熱烈烈地吸引觀眾駐足欣賞。