Daolin () is a rural town in Ningxiang City, Hunan Province, China. It has an area of 135 square kilometers. It is 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.
The Town is divided into eight villages and one community, which include the following areas:
During the Southern Song dynasty, Xie Ying () retired into the country, he lived in here, and named it "Daolin" (), Xie Ying's tomb is located in here.
The Jin River, a tributary of the Xiang River, flows through the town.
The region abounds with refractory clay.
Huaguxi is the most influence local theater.
The Changsha-Shaoshan-Loudi Expressway, which runs east to Yuelu District, Changsha, and the west through Huaminglou Town, Donghutang Town, Jinshi Town, Huitang Town, Jinsou Township, Yueshan Town, Hutian Town to Louxing District, Loudi.
The S61 Yueyang-Linwu Expressway in Hunan leads to Yueyang and Linwu County through the town.
The G0421 XuchangâÂÂGuangzhou Expressway runs north to south through the town.
The G60 ShanghaiâÂÂKunming Expressway runs east to southwest through the town.
The Provincial Highway S219 begins at Daolin Community and travels northeast to the town of Lianhua.
The Dao-Shan Highway runs north and reaches its junction with the Provincial Highway S219, and runs southeast and reaches its junction with the G0421 XuchangâÂÂGuangzhou Expressway.
The County Road X087 travels northwest to Huaminglou. The County Road X089 travels southwest to Datunying. The County Road X088 travels south to Yunhuqiao.
The ShanghaiâÂÂKunming high-speed railway passes through the town east to west.
The local specialties such as the Daolin fish, the Daolin rice, the Daolin jujube.