Intangible Cultural Heritage cannot be absent in the construction of the community of shared future of the Chinese ethnic group. Intangible Cultural Heritage is the spiritual crystallization of human civilization and an important embodiment of ethnic group self-confidence and cultural identity. The Intangible Cultural Heritage of 28 ethnic groups with a small population in China is an important part of Chinese culture. At the same time, globalization and the transformation of livelihood mode make the Intangible Cultural Heritage face the dilemma of inheritance and protection. The number of Intangible Cultural Heritage projects and inheritors is relatively small, the aging of inheritors and the lack of traditional power have always plagued the inheritance and development of Intangible Cultural Heritage. This paper intends to grasp it macroscopically as a whole, start from the perspective of data statistical analysis, focus on the motivation of Intangible Cultural Heritage Inheritance of ethnic groups with small population, and try to put forward the solution. So as to promote the inheritance and innovative transformation of Intangible Cultural Heritage of ethnic groups with a small population, and inject cultural power into the consciousness of building a community with a shared future for the Chinese ethnic group.

Wuri Wute. Research on the protection and inheritance of intangible cultural heritage industry of ethnic minorities with small population in China. The Frontiers of Society, Science and Technology (2021) Vol. 3, Issue 8: 86-91. https://doi.org/10.25236/FSST.2021.030815.

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