The government purchases public services from the civil organizations in the fields of public services such as care for the aged and disabled，communities，social workers，and poverty-relief，in the cities of Shanghai，Shenzhen，Beijing，Ningbo，and Chengdu. The government purchase of public services，which occurs mainly in the fields where the needs of services can be effectively satisfied by neither the new nor the traditional organizations，lacks an overall planning and arrangement，has been dominated by policy factors and closely related to the economic social development and the transformation of government functions. The way of the purchases varies with a low proportion of competitive purchases and without obvious differences between one and another. The fund for purchasing public services，which comes from various sources，has not been brought into line with the financial budget of the government，and has been in a state of imbalanced development in different parts of the country. The government purchase of public services，which helps to transform the government functions and build a service-oriented government，has played multiple positive roles in improving the difficult situations of fund for civil organizations，providing them more space for development，and promoting the growth of the related industries. It is important in the future to expand the scope and scale of the purchase of services，reinforce the construction of supporting systems，take various measures such as fund allowance，to promote sustainable development of civil organizations.