The popularization of national common language in ethnic minority areas is a prerequisite for the exchange and integration of all ethnic groups, and the foundation for the unity and development of all ethnic groups. Since the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the relative activities have made remarkable achievements, which are guided by the language needs of the people of all ethnic groups and fully respect language development rules. It has played a role in promoting and guaranteeing the simultaneous development of all ethnic groups in building a welloff society in an allround way. This study reviews and summarizes the main experience of national common language popularization in ethnic minority areas since 1949, and proposes that the language work in ethnic minority areas in the new era should emphasize the new language needs raised in the economic transformation, and take the building of Chinese nationcol community consciousness as the main line to achieve the goal of harmonious language life and to provide a basic guarantee for ethnic minority areas to better integrate into the new development pattern.

ethnic minority areas； national common language； harmonious language life； Chinese nation community consciousness