Abstract: Harmonious neighborhood relations constitute a crucial determinant in the advancement of rural revitalization strategies. This study employs the case of a social work project in J village to construct a three-dimensional embedding model: encompassing the “relationship-organization-structure”, reveals the operational logic of professional social work within rural governance. First, through the integration of both professional and quotidian relationships, the study reconstructs a collaborative governance mechanism that involves four principle actors:government, village committee, social workers, and villagers. Second, it fosters the development of pivotal community social organizations, establishing a dual empowerment framework characterized by professional transformation and localized reconstruction. Third, it revitalizes public space mechanisms to foster a community of village governance and promote the reconfiguration of community public structures. The “three-dimensional embedding” model systematically elucidates the dynamic evolutionary process of social work integration in rural neighborhood contexts, ultimately achieving the “integrated” alignment of multiple stakeholders within the rural governance structure.

Key words: rural revitalization, social work, embedding, grassroots governance, neighborhood construction