社区是整体社会不可分割的一部分 ,是大社会结构转化到人们之间的桥梁。但很长时间以来 ,国内有关社区的研究似乎停滞了。改革开放之后 ,随着经济发展 ,社会转型 ,社区服务乃至社区建设才重新被人们所重视。本文在界定社区概念、阐述其社会作用和基本特征的基础上 ,论述了政治发展与中国城市社区建设之间的相互关系。 Communities are an integral part of the overall society and a bridge between the transformation of a large social structure into people. But for a long time, the research on domestic communities seems to be stalled. After the reform and opening up, with the economic development, social transformation, community service and community building, it has been re-emphasized. Based on the definition of community concept and its social function and basic characteristics, this article expounds the relationship between political development and the construction of urban community in China.