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  1. Jin Xing
    Jin XingChinese dancer and actress
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    BornJin Xing · 13 August 1967 · Shenyang, Liaoning, China
    CitizenshipChinese
    SpouseHeinz Gerd Oidtmann (m. 2005)
    Children3
    Early life

    Jin was born in 1967 in Shenyang, China, to a Chosŏnjok family. Her mother was a translator, and her father was a military intelligence officer.
    Jin attended a Korean-language elementar… See more

    Career

    After her studies in New York, Jin traveled and performed in Europe, and taught dance in Rome and Belgium, followed by a world tour. She returned to China in 1993 and became one of the first in the country to undergo … See more

    Personal life

    When Jin was six years old, she went outside during a storm, hoping that "lightning would strike and transform her into a girl". She underwent sex reassignment surgery in 1995 in Beijing.
    Jin has ado… See more

    Recognition

    She was recognized as one of the BBC's 100 women of 2017. See more