Abstract:This paper constructs the evaluation system of the innovation development index of Chinese urban cultural industries from four dimensions of innovation environment, innovation resources, innovation ability and public foundation. Based on the analysis of the dynamic characteristics of the comprehensive index of cultural industry innovation and development of the 20 major cities from 2015 to 2019, we find that the comprehensive index of innovation and development of urban cultural industry shows a trend of gradual growth and fluctuating growth as a whole, and the ranking change of the composite index of most cities is relatively small. However, the coefficient of variation of the comprehensive index of each city is quite different. In order to further promote the innovation and development of cultural industries in major cities, we suggest to cultivate cultural and creative brands, enhance the vitality of private investment, sort out cultural resources , construct the innovation and development system of cultural industries and etc.