The development of Chinese city has entered the competition era of soft power, soft power is an important embodiment of city competitiveness. This paper has carried on a comparative analysis on the soft power of Taiyuan, Zhengzhou, Wuhan, Hefei, Nanchang and Changsha six provincial capital cities in central region from the following eight aspects: cultural attraction, city cohesion, educational development ability, science and technology innovation ability, regional influence ability, image transmission ability.