Abstract
Harbin is a famous historical city in China where the historic conservation has been implemented earlier than any other cities in China. However in order to promote the conservation further citizen participation will be essential in the near future. As the first step to promote the citizen participation in Harbin we tried a workshop to call the citizens' attention to community building with the Harbin Institute of Technology. The study has three parts: First, we will inspect the present state of citizen participation in Harbin historic conservation. Second, we will introduce the three workshop programs carried out in Harbin. Finally, we will examine possibilities and effects of workshops in the community building in China.
