Abstract: During the process of leading socialist construction ofChina,Mao Zedong had formed a series of thought of social construction.The basic frame of it included focusing on people’s livelihood constructions to build a social security system,focusing on contraction resolution to maintain social harmony and stability,focusing on grassroots governance to reinforce and innovate social governance.Mao Zedong’s thought of social construction was an important achievement of Marxism in China,and it was also an important continuation of Marxist development view and the theoretical origin of socialist construction with Chinese characteristics.Mao Zedong’s thought of social construction has enlightened us that in social construction and governance,it is essential to attach great importance to people’s livelihood construction,to maintain the basic benefits of most people,to emphasize social contradiction resolution,to maintain social harmony and stability,to adhere to the Mass line,to emphasize the major role of the masses in social constructions,to enhance grassroots governance and launch social constructions in places that are closest to the mass.

Key words: MAO Zedong, thought of social construction