本文借鉴洛特曼文化符号学理论及克利福德·格尔茨的阐释人类学理论,将新疆少数民族题材电影视为以“水文化”“葡萄文化”“羊文化”及“马文化”等民俗文化符号为中介建构的“文化文本”。通过对代表性电影文本的解读,不仅能展现民俗符号浓郁的民俗色彩和意蕴在电影叙事中的价值,还能发现独特的民族志意义。 This article draws on Lotman’s cultural semiotics theory and Clifford Geertz’s theory of interpretative anthropology, regards Xinjiang ethnic minority films as “culture of water”, “grape culture” and “culture of sheep” And “horse culture ” and other folk culture symbols as the intermediary “cultural text ”. Through the interpretation of representative movie texts, we can not only show the richness of folk symbols and implication in the narrative value of movies, but also find the unique meanings of ethnography.