Abstract: Based on diamond model theory,impact factors on the culture industry are classified into five aspects:production,demand conditions,related and supporting industries,competitiveness of enterprises,governmental action and opportunities  and so on;accordingly the evaluation index system of culture industry competitiveness is established.Using factor analysis,evaluation and empirical research on the competitiveness of cultural industries in Xi’an are carried out,It can be concluded that the  current competitiveness of the culture industry in Xi’an is in the upper level,compared with those of the 18 major cities in China.

Key words: diamond model, competitiveness of culture industry, evaluation index system, factor analysis