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| Ladies and gentlemen! |
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… it gets into your blood, under your skin.” I
don’t know exactly what it is, but there is something about
this country that excites visitors – makes them want to
extend their stay or at the very least to return. ...read more |
| Issyk Kul lake |
| Issyk Kul, the huge salt mountain lake, has from ancient times served as an alluring oasis on the Great Silk Road. Through the ages hundreds of traders have stopped here to dip their weary feet into the fresh waters of the lake. ...read more |
| May you live long & happily |
It
was in 1987, a time when co-operative societies were developing most rapidly, that Taabyldy
Egemberdiev, president of the Shoro company, first came up with the
idea of producing maksym , the national
home-made drink of mountain Kyrgyz and Kazakh people, for mass
consumption. The idea, which seemed unthinkable to many, found support
with Zhumadil Egemberdiev, his younger brother, and Suyun-opa, mother
and main keeper of the leaven, who could not imagine the dastarkhan
without maksym......read more |
| Prime shopping destination |
| Just
little more than a year passed from the opening of "Dordoi-Plaza", the
ultra-modern shopping center in Bishkek, nevertheless the customers
have already made sure that the administration of the center takes care
of the clients and does not sacrifice its reputation seeking after the
momentary profit. The shopping center creates the individual approach
to every buyer, whishing everyone to be not only the patron, but also a
new friend... ...read more |
| Burana tower |
| Situated
10km south of Tokmok, the tower is all that remains of the ancient city
of Balasugan set at the foot of the Shamshy valley. Established in the
10 th century on the site of an older settlement, the city was the
birthplace of the poet Jusup Balasugyn (1015) who wrote an epic poem
called Katadgu Bilig ("The knowledge which brings happiness"), which
has been translated into several languages including a recent
translation into English by Walter May. ...read more |
| From generation to generation |
| The
Kyrgyz pattern is called "the song of silence" The hands of the skilled
women workers sew colored threads, which compose a pattern reflecting
the endless song of Celestial Nomads. While crossing the camel caravan's tracks on the Great Silk Road, the Kyrgyz people became part of a great cultural dialogue. This dialogue is reflected in the art principles of Dilbar's design. ...read more |
| Kyrgyz traditional dress |
| Loose
shirts and wide trousers were the standard dress for Kyrgyz men in the
19 th century. The unfastened shirt - djegde -
is made from white coarse calico or matt. The design of the shirt is
tunic-like. Two slightly inclined gores are sewn on the edges of the
shirt. The shirt was lower than the level of the knees, and the sleeves
covered the wrists. It was popular to sew gussets on it. A lath was
sown around an open neck; the lath was narrower on the bosom and was
fastened with laces or buttons. ... read more |
| Kyrghizia highlands |
| Everybody
is always in search of something new starting a journey. One wishes to
find at the same time the landscape romance, peculiarity of the
relations and for sure the novelty of the sensation.You can feel all
this in the middle of the mountain peaks and ice rivers of Kyrgyzia. ...read more |
| Saved... By a cup of tea |
| The
group of Estonian mountain climbers started rescue operations a couple
of minutes after the avalanche in the Khan-Tengri peak area. Now safely
back in one of the Cholpan-Ata pensions, Yaan Kyunnap, the leader of
the ascent, spoke to a "Vecherka" reporter about the tragic events,
which took place on the morning on August 5. ...read more |
| Hunting
with golden eagles is an ancient tradition that dates back to the
Mongol conquest of Central Asia around the 12 th and 13 th centuries,
when a fine eagle and good horse cost the same price and both lent
prestige to their owner. ...read more |
| Ecological
issues, particularly the pollution and destruction of natural habitats
by man, are topics of crucial importance today. It is a sad fact that
these problems are very much in evidence in Kyrgyzstan. The foothills
of Lenin Peak, one of the most popular tourist destinations, are on the
verge of ecological disaster. ...read more |
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Ala-Kiyiz are felt carpets, which sometimes serve as carpets, and
sometimes as wall hangings. They can be large or small and it is
possible to find examples that are pictures. ... read more |
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| The
majestic grandeur of Kyrgyzstan’s Tien-Shan Mountains, home
to the two most northerly 7000m peaks in the world, is a draw for
climbers. ... read more |
| Sary-Chelek
reserve, the only biosphere reserve in the Central Asian mountains, is
located on the southern slopes of the Chatkal ridge. Its landscapes are
beautiful and multifarious. Piedmont steppes and ridges with
snow-covered peaks, turbulent rivers and still marshes, mountain lakes
with diverse rocks, flower-filled valleys, mountain taiga and alpine
meadows - all combine to make an unforgettable impression. ...read more |
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Discovery Kyrgyzstan #2
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