【Abstract】The Bouyei people largely depend upon natural resources for daily necessities， and have rich ecological idea in worshiping， utilizing and managing the natural resources. The current thesis aims to address their ecological idea in sustainable management of the natural resource.
　　【Key words】The Bouyei; natural resources; ecological idea
　　The Bouyei nationality is the 11th largest ethnic group officially recognized by PRC， and they live in semi-tropical， high-altitude forests of southern mainland in China. They largely depend upon natural resources for daily necessities. To live in a sustainable way， they go all out to utilize ecological knowledge to keep harmonious relationship with nature. So far， however， there have been few English papers describing ecological ideas of the Bouyei people. The current thesis aims to address their sustainable management of the natural resources.
　　1. Ecological idea in livelihood
　　The Bouyei people highly depend on natural resources for the cloth they wearing and the house they living in. However， the Bouyei conform to the ecological term “vital needs”， which means the basic needs of human beings. It is the same with ecological lifestyle motto， simple in means and rich in ends. （Devall