Liquid hydrogen storage has the advantages of high storage density per unit volume, low cost for long-distance transportation, etc. However, in the liquid hydrogen storage, the hydrogen gas is liquefied at -253°C and then is stored in the cryogenic insulation vessel, which requires extremely high cryogenic insulation performance. In this paper, the passive and active thermal insulation technologies for liquid hydrogen storage are focused on, and the current research progress of cryogenic insulation technology for liquid hydrogen storage is reviewed through literature. The principles of different insulation technologies are introduced and the application scopes of different insulation technologies are compared. Meanwhile, the bottleneck problems and shortcomings of the current insulation technologies are analyzed in derail, and the future development trends of each insulation technology are summarized. This study can provide valuable reference for the development of cryogenic insulation technology for liquid hydrogen storage.