2000-2014，Shanxi’s total investment into public culture increased from 0.650 billion yuan to 6.395 billion yuan，with an average annual growth of 17.74%，which was slightly 0.78 percentage point higher than the countrywide average growth. The comprehensive evaluation list of Shanxi：In the provincial transverse evaluation，Shanxi was ranked 17th in 2014；In lengthways evaluation itself，Shanxi was ranked 15th from 2000 to 2014，23rd from 2005 to 2014，8th from 2010 to 2014 and 28th in 2014.