Ukusak Musical Instrument Village
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A Uyghur instrument-making village in Shufu County, where nearly every household crafts dutars, rawaps and other instruments by hand. Visitors can tour the workshops.
Ukusak Town lies in Shufu County, about 10 kilometers from the Kashgar Old City. It is a well-known village for Uyghur folk instruments, with dozens of household workshops making dutars, rawaps, tanburs, ajiaks and other instruments. Some workshops let visitors see the full process of selecting wood, carving and inlaying, and you can also hear the craftsmen play. The village has an instrument exhibition hall. There is no admission fee, and instruments can be shipped or mailed after purchase. It takes about 20 minutes by taxi or chartered car from Kashgar. It can be combined with Xiangfei Garden and the Gaotai dwellings in a day trip.
Opening hours
Daytime (workshops approx. 10:00 am–7:00 pm, Xinjiang time)
Nearby sights
- Ostangboyi Handicraft Street
- Century-old Teahouse
- Former British Consulate-General (Chini Bagh)
- Id Kah Mosque
- Mausoleum of Yusuf Khass Hajib
- People's Square & Mao Statue
- Kashgar Old City
- Han Bazaar Food Street & Night Market