Dayao, Liuyang

Dayao is a rural town under the administration of and in the south of Liuyang, Hunan, China. Dayao is well known for its firework industry. Dayao has an area of 149.3 km2. and a population of 91,300. Yanghua Township merged to Dayao on November 18, 2015. The town is bordered to the north by Hehua Subdistrict, to the east by Chengtanjiang Town, to the south by the towns of Jingang and Litian, and to the west by Chengchong Town.

History
Dayao was incorporated as a township in 1956.

It was upgraded to a town in 1995.

Yanghua Township merged to Dayao on November 18, 2015.

On 14 October 2016, the town was listed among the first group of "Distinctive Towns in China" by the National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development.

Administrative division
The town is divided into 11 villages and four communities, the following areas:
 * Nanchuan Community
 * Chongwen Community
 * Tianhe Community
 * Huifeng Community
 * Shangsheng Village
 * Nanshan Village
 * Nanyang Village
 * Litian Village
 * Fenglin Village
 * Qaingsheng Village
 * Laogui New Village
 * Xinhe Village
 * Duanli Village
 * Huayuan Village
 * Yanghua Village

Geography
Nanchuan River flows through the town.

Mountains located adjacent to and visible from the townsite are: Mount Jiuhua and Mount Xianglujian (477 m).

There are two reservoirs in the Dayao Irrigation District: Tuanjie Reservoir and Tianzi Reservoir.

Economy
The town's main industries are fireworks, building materials, ceramics and machinery manufacture.

Education

 * Dayao Middle School
 * Liuyang No. 2 High School

Hospital

 * Liuyang No. 6 Hospital

Expressway
The Changsha–Liuyang Expressway, from Changsha, running north to south through the town to Jiangxi.

National Highway
The town is connected to two National highways: G319 and G106.

Provincial Highway
The Provincial Highway S310 passes across the town west to east.

County Roads
The town has three county roads: Daqing County Road, Dayang County Road and Yangda County Road.

Religion
Qiuxiangu Temple, Sanyuan Palace , Temple of the God of Wealth and Shejun Temple  are Taoist temples in the town.

Jinshushan Temple is a Buddhist temple in the town.

Attractions
The main attractions are the Grand House of Qiu Family, Former Residence of Li Tian and Li Tian Park.

There are a number of popular mountains located immediately adjacent to the townsite which include Mount Lion, Mount Jiuhua and Mount Yuntai.

Notable people

 * Li Tian, the inventor of fireworks.
 * Zhang Shaoxiu, physician.
 * Ouyang Shouting, Xiang opera proformer.
 * Wang Zhengquan, educator.
 * Wang Renmei, actress.
 * Wang Renyi, musician.
 * Deng Gongwei, revolutionary martyr.