From 2000 to 2015，Shanxi’s total investment into public culture increased from 0.650 billion yuan to 7.308 billion yuan，with an average annual growth of 17.51%，which was slightly 0.73 percentage point higher than the countrywide average growth. The comprehensive evaluation list of Shanxi：In the provincial transverse evaluation，Shanxi was ranked 14th in the 2015 annual composite index leaders；In lengthways evaluation itself，Shanxi was ranked 17th from 2000 to 2015 composite index runners-up，24th from 2005 to 2015，6th from 2010 to 2015 and 5th from 2014 to 2015.