In 2011, Hebei ranked 19th in the increase of the total cultural consumption of rural areas and 21st in the growth of per capita value. Ranking of the status evaluation: Hebei ranked 23rd in the lateral evaluation of the cultural consumption demand of rural areas across the provinces; in its own vertical evaluation, Hebei ranked 7th,10th and 22nd during the periods of 2000-2011, 2005-2011 and 2010-2011, respectively. <<