Text information
Illustrated Text information part of the CD "Unknown Land Kyrgyzstan" gives comprehensive information about Kyrgyzstan.
All information is subdivided into sections under the following topics:
government structure of Kyrgyzstan
The text with illustrations is on 100 pages.
The Government Structure section gives brief information about the social and state structure of Kyrgyzstan.
The History section tells about the historical development of Kyrgyz statehood and history of people inhabiting the territory of Kyrgyzstan.
The Geography section describes geographical features of the territory of Kyrgyzstan, provides information about the biggest lakes, rivers, glaciers, mountain peaks, climate and natural resources of Kyrgyzstan.
The Flora and Fauna section gives information about the animals and plants of Kyrgyzstan, including the rare species inscribed in the Red Book.
The Cities of Kyrgyzstan section tells about the history of cities: Bishkek, Osh, Jalal-Abad, Karakol, Naryn, Talas, their climate and places of interest.
Masterpieces of Central Asian architecture located in Kyrgyzstan: Burana Tower, Uzgen Minaret, Uzgen Mausoleums, Shakh-Fazil Mausoleum, Manas Gumbez, Tash-Rabat Caravanserai and others are described in the section Architectural Sites of Kyrgyzstan.
The Dwelling section gives detailed information about yurta (portable house of Kyrgyz people), its construction, its size, how it is assembled and taken apart.
In their past Kyrgyz people were engaged in nomadic cattle breeding. Domestic handicrafts were related to the cattle product: leather, wool etc. Many Kyrgyz handicrafts are real pieces of art. The Kyrgyz Applied Arts section describes the wool processing, embroidery on various materials, items made of wool, felt, chiy (steppe plant), leather, wood and metal.
The Kyrgyz Folklore section describes Kyrgyz instrumental folk singing, gives the names of famous musicians and singers. There you can also find brief description of the Kyrgyz Epic Manas and the way it is performed, also the names of the most famous manaschies (epic tellers).
As an example, we give the screen shots of the text mode:
