In the year of 2017，Beijing actively implements capital strategic orientation，pushes forward the developments in the realm of culture in the context of national cultural center construction. Master Plan of City of Beijing （2016-2035） further makes clear of the cultural development and national cultural center construction as the strategic object of the city. In the index ranking of related fields in 2017，Beijing remains 9^th in the global city index，as in the previous year； in the global power city index，Beijing ranks 13^th； in the index of global cultural communication，Beijing places 7^th in the ranking list. Beijing tops the list among the Chinese cities in these indexes，while behind global cities such as London，New York，Tokyo. In 2017，in the comprehensive competitiveness ranking of Chinese cities，Beijing ranks No.4 three years in a row，which behind Shanghai，Hongkong and Shenzhen. Beijing's cultural development comes out in front of the country，the status of national cultural center has been consolidated and improved. Beijing ranks first in the general innovation and entrepreneurship environment，also holds No.1 in the index of the city brand development，cultural brand，tourism brand，livability brand，investment brand and brand communication. At the same time，Beijing is the best in city cultural competitiveness and cultural impact of Chinese cities. It is noticeable that Beijing places 4^th in the general ranking of city's cultural soft power，and the public satisfaction on cultural soft power is 13^th in China，which suggests there is room for improvement on construction of livable city，strengthening cultural soft power，especially on improving public satisfaction on the cultural service in Beijing. This report focuses on the construction of national cultural center，generalizes the progress in the preservation of historic city，construction of the system of public culture service，development of culture ＆ creative industries and the expansion of cultural communications，then compares and analyses Beijing's comprehensive competitiveness and cultural strength as well as the existing gap in the urban system in the country and worldwide，and puts forward suggestions based on current problems.