In 2011, Hubei ranked 12th in the increase of the total cultural consumption of rural areas and 10th in the growth of per capita value. Ranking of the status evaluation: Hubei ranked 20th in the lateral evaluation of the cultural consumption demand of rural areas across the provinces; in its own vertical evaluation, Hubei ranked 28th, 26th and 10th during the periods of 2000-2011, 2005-2011 and 2010-2011, respectively. <<