In 2011, Gansu ranked 8th in the increase of the total cultural consumption of rural areas and 8th in the growth of per capita value. Ranking of the status evaluation: Gansu ranked 3rd in the lateral evaluation of the cultural consumption demand of rural areas across the provinces; in its own vertical evaluation, Gansu ranked 6th, 23rd and 6th during the periods of 2000-2011, 2005-2011 and 2010-2011, respectively. <<