Abstract: In order to promote the protection of the intangible culture heritage of Wushu, the current paper discussed on the three major disputes regarding the effort, which include “what to protect”, “how to protect” and “in what way the heritage can be carried forward”. Replying to these questions, the author proposed that the protection effort should target those boxing types which are on the brink of extinction; the intangible cultural heritage can be protected either by retaining its original contents and forms or by innovating them. The two efforts can be promoted in parallel; the intangible cultural heritage can be carried forward by its inheritors in the traditional folk way or by youngsters in school through introducing it to them. The schools involved should be those ones specific to Wushu teaching and training. If youngsters in ordinary schools of various levels want to get involved in the effort, they can do it through attending extracurricular Wushu clubs, rather than through learning in Wushu classes.

Key words: Wushu, Intangible Cultural Heritage, Protection, Inheritance, Development, Utilization