Under Martial Law， although the Taiwan's government did not rule by “totalitarism"and KMT's“authoritarism" allowed the market freedom， it still imposed a lot of restrictions on civil non-economic associations_ Meanwhile， there was not a “civilsociety" to take balance with the state in Taiwan_ After lifting Martial Law in 1987， besides the political democratization， the most obvious “structuraltransformation" is the emergence of civil associations_ More and more non-government， non-profit organizations are established_ They try to affect many kinds of public policies， provide welfare service， and even replace some public functions of government_ This essay attempts to understand and explain the cultural meaning represented in this phenomenon by the development of non-profit organizations (NPOs) in Taiwan_ Itis suggest that autonomic associations can most directly present the movement of civil consciousness， and be indicator of social self-governance_ Therefore， while NPOs become more and more active， it means that there is gradually a “civilsociety" formed in Taiwan_ Compared with East-European countries， this experience has dual importance in theory and practice_ About the framework of this essay， first， I will make reference to the legal condition of civil right during that time， and analyze the consequence of the suppression of civil activities_ Secondly， I try to observe the track of NPOs' development in recent decades in Taiwan and their characteristics presented in the process of social movements_ Finally， taking some theoretical perspectives from other researchers explains the interconnective relations between NPOs and social self-governing， to verify that Taiwan's civil society and political democratization were formed simultaneously， and to find out the possible contribution by which they provided in the future.