Yanglin is not only a water town, but also an ancient cultural town, with talented people and celebrities. During the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, Gao Zecheng, the originator of China Southern Opera, once lived in Gexiang Town. Jin Mingchang, a famous scholar, Mr. Jin Rongxuan, a famous educator in southern Zhejiang, Mr. Wu Xianwen, a paleontologist in China, and many other cultural celebrities once lived in the ancient town. Yanglin has farming and business culture, and the simple heritage of local residents' hard farming and hard study has been passed down from generation to generation, which has accumulated a profound cultural heritage for Yanglin. In addition, Yang Lin's famous figures include: Wu Xianwen, who received his Ph.D. from the University of Paris and was appointed as an academician of China Academy of Sciences on 1955, and was called the pioneer of modern aquatic biology research in China; He studied medicine at Kyushu Imperial University, the second son of Jin Rongxuan, Jin Zhizhuang; Martyrs Lin Changzhen and Chen Yinian during the Revolution of 1911; Chen Chuhuai, a playwright of Crescent School; Taiwanese businessman and calligrapher Xie Changming; Xie Wengan, winner of the first prize of National Science and Technology Progress Award and a famous railway construction expert; Nanquan master Jin (Asu) and others are outstanding figures from this small place.