In 2014，Qinghai ranked the 1st in the increase of the total cultural consumption in city-towns and the 1st in the growth of per capita value. The Rankings of the status evaluation are as follows：in the lateral evaluation among various provinces，Qinghai ranked the 1st in 2014；in vertical evaluation itself，Qinghai ranked the 1st，2nd，2nd，1st and 1st during the periods of 1994-2014，1999-2014，2004-2014，2009-2014 and 2013-2014 respectively.