This paper introduces the nature of kaolin and synthesis of 4A zeolite,Y zeolite,X zeolite,P zeolite,ZSM-5 zeolite,SAPO-5 zeolite from kaolin.It also discusses some advanced methods of synthesizing zeolite from kaolin,for example,microwave synthesis,in-situ crystallization,non-water system and the mechanism of preparing zeolite.