鸡,是人类最为亲密的家禽。它羽毛色彩鲜艳,引首高冠,器宇轩昂;它具有守信、文德、武德、勇敢、仁义的五德。鸡与我国古代十二生肖和二十四节气的形成,以及农耕社会的起源等都有密切的关联。本文试图运用功能派文化人类学的理论,从陶瓷鸡塑形纹饰的起源、特点等几个方面阐释其民族的精神文化和生活形态。 Chicken, is the most human poultry. It feathers brightly colored, lead the first high crown, Yu Xuan; it has a trustworthy, Wende, Takenori, courage, virtue of the five virtues. Chickens and the ancient Chinese zodiac and twenty-four solar terms of formation, as well as the origin of farming society are closely related. This article tries to use the theory of functional anthropology to explain the spiritual culture and life style of its ethnic group from several aspects, such as the origin and characteristics of ceramic chicken embellishment.