Abstract: Cognitive anthropology,as a subject to study the formation and application of human knowledge,mainly focuses on knowledge,especially the traditional knowledge.Taking a case study in Honglie Village of Wufeng Autonomous County in Hubei Province as an example,this paper investigates the knowledge of farm manure of the Tujia People from the perspective of cognitive anthropology in a detailed way,holding that Tujia People have a special knowledge of farm manure in classification and cognitive utilization,which is significant in comprehending and reflecting the modernity of traditional knowledge.Of course,the rationality of the knowledge of modern fertilizer should also be taken into consideration when we examine the modernity of Tujia People’s knowledge of farm manure.Only by combining the traditional knowledge with the modern one can it better serve the society.

Key words: cognitive anthropology, Tujia People, knowledge of farm manure, traditional knowledge