社区自治是近年来基层社会管理的一个重要形式。殊不知一百年前的清末民初,苏州也曾一度出现过类似的社区自治组织——市民公社。这是一种按城镇街道区域划分、主要由商人领导和组织的市民自治组织。这种组织形式在全国极为罕见,档案史料也极为珍稀。保存在苏州市档案馆的苏州 Community autonomy is an important form of social management at the grassroots level in recent years. Everyone knows that a hundred years ago at the end of the Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, Suzhou once had a similar community autonomy organization - commune. This is a civic autonomous organization divided by urban street area and led and organized mainly by merchants. This form of organization is extremely rare throughout the country, and archives are extremely rare. Save in Suzhou City Archives of Suzhou