The Li is an ancient nationality in China，which has formed its unique national culture in a long period of development and is one of the treasures of China’s intangible cultural heritage. Starting from the national and provincial list of the Li’s intangible cultural heritage，the inheritors of intangible culture and related academic research，the paper makes systemic analyses of the research and development status of Li’s intangible cultural heritage list，suggesting that we have made great achievements in formulating relevant laws and regulations system，developing intangible cultural heritage tourism，supporting and training the transmitters，carrying out the digital protection of intangible heritage，attaching great importance to the propaganda and the exchange. However，there are some problems to solve，including problems of the inheritors’ age，the intangible heritage tourism，cultural and creative industries，etc. The paper argues that the protection and development of intangible cultural heritage of the Li can be promoted through improving laws and regulations，encouraging and training inheritors，regulating the tourism market of intangible cultural heritage，developing intangible cultural heritage creation and establishing intangible cultural heritage workshops.