Abstract: Ecological culture is gradually formed in the process of human race fear of nature, utilization of nature and protection of nature. At the same time, it is constantly enriched and inherited. Ecological culture is the cornerstone of supporting the harmonious coexistence between man and nature. The ecological culture of ethnic minority areas is closely related to the natural environment and ethnic customs of their places of residence.Through the research and analysis on the development and inheritance process of ecological culture in Ninglang Yi Autonomous County, Lijiang City, Yunnan Province, it was found that the ecological culture of ethnic minority in Ninglang failed to fully integrate and support the construction of ecological civilization due to the accelerated urbanization process, multicultural impact and weak protection and inheritance. In combination with the reality of regional development, this paper puts forward suggestions on the inheritance of minority ecological culture in order to build an ecological cultural value system, providing reference for the construction and development of ecological civilization in ethnic areas, and strengthening the theories support of the ecological culture.