Luoyang and Xi’an are both ancient capitals with rich historical and cultural resources. Xi’an has made remarkable achievements in cultural industries in recent years，and its international influence has been continuously improved. Xi’an’s success lies in the idea of “making industry a top priority”. By comparing the development status of the cultural industry in Luoyang and Xi’an，we can see that cultural industry in Xi’an is developing rapidly. It has an obvious supporting role in international humanistic exchange and is deeply integrated across different industries with a strong agglomeration effect. It also has a greater attractiveness to international humanistic exchange with its active entities and high-level internationalization. On the other hand，cultural industry in Luoyang possesses unique cultural resources，but the international transformation of the industry is not enough. The cultural industry has developed significantly，but not yet met the requirements of a pillar industry of international exchange. Some well-known cultural brands have been formed，but the international influence of those brands were insufficient. The degree of marketization is low，and there is a lack of inner power. Upon investigation，it is found that Xi’an Qujiang New District adheres to the following ideas，including building the district with industry，strengthening the district with technology，and developing the district with culture. Qujiang New District has explored and formed a new development model of “culture + tourism + city”. It is becoming the core area and growth pole of the international development of Xi’an’s cultural industry. Digging deeper into the reasons behind the success of Qujiang New District，it is clear that Qujiang New District is good at focusing on using the visible hand of the government to promote the accumulation of its high-quality resource；focusing on using the invisible hand of the government to provide drive for city construction，industrial development and technological innovation；boosting the development of the cultural industry through the construction of large projects and the introduction of leading enterprises；focusing on the construction of various platforms and carriers and promoting the convergence of various international and domestic elements to Xi’an Qujiang. From the comparison between Luoyang and Xi’an，or more specifically，Qujiang New District，we can see our own shortcomings，get inspiration from the successful experience of Qujiang New District，and make suggestions of how to promote the international development of Luoyang’s cultural industry and enhance Luoyang’s international cultural exchange ability with consideration of Luoyang’s reality and characteristics. The suggestions are to promote marketization reform，stimulate the international communication abilities of market players；rely on cultural brands resources to build cultural industry regional clusters，cultivate emerging cultural industries to promote the construction of a youth-friendly city；and make good use of the opening-up policy to develop international communication channels.