This emblem was designed by an ethnic Kirghiz Chinese designer. Kirghiz people worship and love deer. The deer has many connections with the Kirghiz people in their legends, historical stories, and daily life. The Kirghiz people deem the deer as a holy animal and a savior. The deer in Kirghiz culture is an embodiment of goodness, peace, and felicity.
柯尔克孜族人民崇拜鹿,爱护鹿。在历史传说和现实生活中,柯尔克孜族人都与鹿有密切的关系。他们把鹿当作自己的救星,视鹿为神物。鹿的形象也深入到柯尔克孜族的生活之中,在他们的心目中,鹿是善良、和平的象征和幸福的化身。
Baiyiti (拜伊提), ethnic Kirghiz, nine years old in 2008, is a member of a well-known child choir "Legend of Five Colors" (五彩传说) in China.
Mamayi, the editor of Kirghiz Epic of Manas, is interviwed with a journalist. Manas is one of the Three Great Epics of China. The other two are Tibetan Epic of King Gesar and Mongolian Epic of Jangar.
Kirghiz horse racing in Ulugqat County, Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Province of China
Mt. Muztaga (慕士塔格峰) in Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Province of China. It is known as the Father of Glaciers.
Soltan Tomb (苏里唐麻扎) at Artux (阿图什市), Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Province of China. Soltan was the third Khan of the Karakhanid Dynasty (喀喇汗王朝), a Turkic Islam Kingdom in the 13th century. Soltan Tomb is the oldest Islamic building in China.
A cartoon image of Kirghiz Chinese
A postcard of Kirghiz Chinese