The　China　State　Council　promulgated　the　＂Culture　Industry　Promotion　Plan＂　on　26　September　2009,　raising　the　status　of　the　culture　industry　to　that　of　a　strategic　industry.　This　paper　applies　a　three-stage　data　envelopment　analysis　(DEA)　model　to　investigate　the　efficiency　of　investments　made　in　the　culture　industry　in　2011　in　China.　The　results　show　that　the　overall　efficiency　of　the　culture　industry　in　China　is　still　at　a　relatively　low　level.　The　scale　of　companies　in　the　culture　industry　is　a　key　factor　restricting　development.　The　external　environment　has　a　great　influence　on　this　efficiency;　the　efficiency　gap　between　the　eastern,　central　and　western　areas　is　obvious　and　reflects　the　degree　of　the　environmental　impact　on　the　culture　industry　in　these　regions.　The　western　region　will　experience　progress　if　the　environment　changes.　In　contrast,　the　central　and　eastern　regions　will　see　less　progress.　This　paper　proposes　the　following　corresponding　policy　recommendations　based　on　the　analysis.　(1)　China　should　focus　on　expanding　the　scale　of　culture　industry　enterprises.　(2)　We　need　to　accelerate　the　market-oriented　reform　of　cultural　institutional　mechanisms.　(3)　We　should　pay　attention　to　the　efficiency　gap　between　cultural　industries　in　the　eastern,　central　and　western　areas.　We　should　use　government　power　to　support　the　development　of　cultural　industries　in　the　western　region.