The body is the important dimension of studying educational thought.In the times of body crisis,Yang Changji’s view of body that is formed from the special experience has an important enlightenment function on Mao Zedong’s early education thought.This paper mainly discusses the enlightenment functions in four aspects,that is the body’s national significance and educational express,teachers’ body state and educational solicitude,self-cultivation’s spirit idea and educational model as well as sports being an importance of education.