In 2011, Guangdong ranked 6th in the increase of the total cultural consumption of rural areas and 7th in the growth of per capita value. Ranking of the status evaluation: Guangdong ranked 24th in the lateral evaluation of the cultural consumption demand of rural areas across the provinces; in its own vertical evaluation, Guangdong ranked 25th, 21st and 8th during the periods of 2000-2011, 2005-2011 and 2010-2011, respectively. <<