Kashgar Rewapu is a plucked stringed musical instrument of the Uyghur and Uzbeks. Named after a popular place. Also translated as Ravapo, Rabab, Trumpet, etc. Popular in all parts of southern Xinjiang, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, especially in Kashgar.

14th century AD
Ethnic cultural exchanges at home and abroad have been carried out extensively. On the basis of the original folk musical instruments, the Uyghur people have absorbed foreign musical instruments and created some new musical instruments. Kashgar Rewapu is the crystallization of the diligence and wisdom of the Uyghur people, and it has been widely popular among the people.

Qing Dynasty
Rewapu was included in the court Huibu music (that is, Uyghur music), and was recorded in the annals of history under the names of Labab and Trumpet.

in 1854 AD
In the "History of Musicians" (ancient Weiwen manuscript) written by Mullah Esmuturamujizi, the popularity of "Muqam" created by seventeen artists is described. According to the artist, Rewap originated from Kashgar, southern Xinjiang.

1930s
The Datong Music Society of Shanghai National Instrumental Music Performance Association once produced a set of Chinese national musical instruments with reference to historical materials, including ancient musical instruments and ethnic musical instruments, including two Lababs, and also made some reform attempts. There are seven strings, including five silk strings and two steel strings, and the Labab made by the concert has only five silk strings.

Kashgar Rewapu has a history of hundreds of years, and it has also been circulated in northern Xinjiang. It has made great progress in craftsmanship, sound quality and performance.