Abstract: “Embodiment” is an important research topic in body research in recent years. Although "embodiment" takes transcending the dualism of mind-body as its premise, it fails to eliminate the traces of dualism in its reasoning and thus creates an internal dilemma of the theory. From the cultural comparative point of view, the mind-body monism in Chinese culture and the mind-body dualism in Western culture are used as reference framework in this study. In view of this, this paper is a study of the history of Chinese social thought on "embodiment", focusing on the concept of "Tongguoshen" proposed by Dong Zhongshu in the book Chunqiu Fanlu(春秋繁露). The paper analyzes the mechanism of "embodiment" in the holism of body and mind, and discusses why the "body" is the foundation for the construction of Chinese society. "Tongguoshen" means that body-management and country-governing are interlinked. This has two important reference values:First, in terms of overcoming the theoretical dilemma of "embodiment", Chinese culture regards"body" as a sympathetic system of life experience, which can dispel the original physical and mental boundaries, and eventually eliminate the priority of mind over body. These two aspects are the key to solving the problem of dualism in embodiment theory. Second, the study touches an unexplored area of Chinese research on the biology-sociality integration view of native body that constitutes the basis for understanding Chinese society. With the understanding of "body", we can begin to make sense of "human being" with biological and social factors from the perspective of biological evolution and social existence, and further enrich our basic understanding of "society". In this sense, "body" deserves to be rediscovered as an important resource that expands the traditional boundaries of sociology. In addition, the study points out that the thought of "body-management" in Chinese culture tradition is of great significance to understanding contemporary Chinese society, and provides useful reference for specific issues such as social governance and social construction.

Key words: embodiment, “Tongguoshen”, mind-body monism, biology-sociality