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Jin Xing (Chinese: 金星; pinyin: Jīn Xīng; born August 13, 1967 in Shenyang, Liaoning) is a ballerina, modern dancer, choreographer and actress from the People's Republic of China, and owner of the contemporary dance company "Shanghai Jin Xing Dance Theatre". Although usually credited as Jing Xing, the proper pinyin spelling is Jin Xing. She is one of the first few transgender women officially recognised by the Chinese government.
Born as a male to ethnic Korean parents, Jin studied in a local Korean elementary school. Her father worked in the police department. She was praised as... MORE
Jin Xing (Chinese: 金星; pinyin: Jīn Xīng; born August 13, 1967 in Shenyang, Liaoning) is a ballerina, modern dancer, choreographer and actress from the People's Republic of China, and owner of the contemporary dance company "Shanghai Jin Xing Dance Theatre". Although usually credited as Jing Xing, the proper pinyin spelling is Jin Xing. She is one of the first few transgender women officially recognised by the Chinese government.
Born as a male to ethnic Korean parents, Jin studied in a local Korean elementary school. Her father worked in the police department. She was praised as highly intelligent, and had won abacus contests many times (Levey). She expressed high enthusiasm in dance performance. At the age of 9 she joined the People's Liberation Army to receive dance and military training (Levey; Li); she became a member of the military's dance troupe, and eventually attained the rank of colonel. She experienced strong transsexual desires early in life. She said she would stay outside during rain, and wish that a lightning strike would turn her body female (Levey). Later she won the national dance contest with a piece of Central Asian ethnic dance.
1987, Jin went to New York to LESS
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