Daolin

Daolin Town
Town
Chinese transcription(s)
• Simplified	道林镇
• Traditional	道林鎮
• Pinyin	Dàolín Zhèn
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hunan
City	Changsha
County	Ningxiang County
Area
• Total	112.4 km2 (43.4 sq mi)
Population	51,000
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	410615
Area code	0731

Daolin Town (simplified Chinese: 道林镇; traditional Chinese: 道林鎮; pinyin: Dàolín Zhèn) is an urban town in Ningxiang County, Changsha City, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China that has an area of 135 square kilometers. It's surrounded by Lianhua Town on the north, Hanpu Town and Xiangtang Township on the southeast, and Datunying and Huaminglou Town on the west. As of the 2000 census it had a population of 54,500.

Administrative division

The Town is divided into fourteen villages and one community, the following areas: Daolin Community (道林社区), Panlong Village (盘龙村), Qingshi Village (清石村), Tianshi Village (天石村), Huaxinshi Village (华鑫市村), Xinxing Village (鑫星村), Shanshanling Village (善山岭村), Longfeng Village (垅枫村), Qiren Village (启仁村), Shaotanghe Village (烧汤河村), Heqing Village (河清村), Fuhao Village (富豪村), Jinshui Village (靳水村), Jinhua Village (金华村) and Qishi Village (奇石村).

History

During the Southern Song dynasty, Xie Ying (谢英) retired into the country, he lived in here, and named it "Daolin" (道林), Xie Ying's tomb is located in here.

Geography

The Jin River, a tributary of the Xiang River, flows through the town.

Economy

The region abounds with refractory clay.

Culture

Huaguxi is the most influence local theater.

Attractions

The local specialties such as the Daolin fish, the Daolin rice, the Daolin jujube.

Celebrity

• Xie Ying (simplified Chinese: 谢英; traditional Chinese: 謝英; pinyin: Xiè Yīng), was a Chinese writer and poet of the Song Dynasty.
• Li Zehou (simplified Chinese: 李泽厚; traditional Chinese: 李澤厚; pinyin: Lǐ Zéhoù), was born in 1930, is a Chinese scholar of philosophy and intellectual history, currently residing in the United States.
• Lu Shixian (simplified Chinese: 鲁实先; traditional Chinese: 魯實先; pinyin: Lǔ Shíxiān,1913–1977), was a Chinese historian.
• jiang Peichang (simplified Chinese: 蒋沛昌; traditional Chinese: 蔣沛昌; pinyin: Jiǎng Peìchāng), scientist.
• Lu Gan (simplified Chinese: 鲁敢; traditional Chinese: 魯敢; pinyin: Lǔ Gǎn), entrepreneur.
• Lu Diping (simplified Chinese: 鲁涤平; traditional Chinese: 魯滌平; pinyin: Lǔ Dípíng,1887–1935), was a Chinese general and politician.
• Yang Dazhang (simplified Chinese: 杨达章; traditional Chinese: 楊達章; pinyin: Yáng Dázhāng), general.