The year of 2016 marks the beginning of the 13th Five-year plan，and the first year of the new Five-year plan of the construction of Beijing as the national cultural center. In the index ranking of related fields in 2016，Beijing plays a leading role in the creative & cultural industry，cultural consumption，the competitiveness of intellectual city and cultural city. Beijing wins the first place in index ranking of the cultural & creative industry，cultural consumption and the competitiveness of intellectual city，slightly behind Hongkong in the ranking of the competitiveness of the cultural city. The research suggests that Beijing as the national cultural center show strong strength in the development of city culture，also exerts demonstration effect to promote the progress of other cities. This report focuses on the construction of national cultural center in the context of becoming one of the well-known cultural cities in the world，generalizes the progress in conservation of historic city，construction of the system of public culture service，development of culture & creative industries and the expansion of cultural communications，then analyses Beijing’s competitiveness，cultural strength as well as the existing gap in the national urban system，and puts forward suggestions based on current problems.