The reform of ideological and political education in the new era is constantly deepening. The rapid development of digital technology has provided an innovative path for the inheritance of red cultural genes in the Sichuan-Chongqing region. Taking the representative red historical memorial buildings in the Sichuan-Chongqing region as the core carrier, this paper explores how to use digital means to activate explicit red cultural symbols and empower the innovation and practical transformation of ideological and political education courses. The main technical points are: through the "digital resource empowerment - digital hybrid course package - multi-party practical education" three-in-one ideological and political education course reform path, a regional digital resource library centered on digital red historical buildings is constructed to promote the three-dimensional construction of teaching materials; develop "online immersion + offline practice" to create a hybrid digital course module and enhance students" recognition of the value of red culture; rely on digital platforms to establish a "school and local collaboration" practical mechanism and extend the ideological and political education scenarios. Practice has proved that digital empowerment not only enhances the coverage and appeal of red gene inheritance, but also provides a new path for the high-quality development of ideological and political education in ethnic areas through the deep integration of technical logic and educational logic.