Abstract: With the introduction and implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Ministry of Culture has carried out the inheritance and development plan of China excellent traditional art, providing development opportunities for the local traditional folk art. However, there are still many problems in the inheritance and development of traditional folk art in Henan province, such as serious talent aging, lack of inheritance; no effective connection between folk art and school education; lack of government protection awareness, management irregularities; local folk art being stuck in its own way and stagnant development. The protection and inheritance of traditional folk art in Henan should take the following measures: we should have diversified inheritance and combine folk art and education; we will strengthen the protection of relevant departments, standardize management, actively guide and encourage folk artists to improve their abilities by bringing in and going out.