Yanglin Township is a rural township in Shaoshan City, Xiangtan City, Hunan Province, China. It borders Ruyi Town in the east, Baitian Township in the west, Shaoshan Township in the south, and Ningxiang in the north. As of the 2000 census it had a population of 20,600 and an area of 58.8 square kilometres (22.7 sq mi).