Jin Xing (Chinese: 金星; pinyin: Jīn Xīng) was born in 1967 in Shenyang, China, to an ethnic Korean family. She is a Chinese ballerina, modern dancer, choreographer, actress, founder, and artistic director of the contemporary dance company Shanghai.
In addition, she is a transgender celebrity and icon of the Chinese transgender community. This unusual memoir describes how China's foremost male ballet dancer (and colonel in the People's Army) underwent one of China's first sex-change operations and became the Shanghai Ballet's prima ballerina.
According to Wikipedia: "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 adopted 3 children. At the age of 33, Jin adopted a son and then two other children she raised by herself until her marriage in 2005. She married her German husband Heinz Gerd Oidtmann in 2005. She currently lives with her husband and children in Shanghai."
In 2017, she became the artistic director of the Melbourne-based Australian Dance Theatre, making history as the first transgender person to lead a major dance company.
Beyond her achievements in the arts and entertainment industry, Jin Xing is known for her candidness about her life, including her experiences as a transgender woman. Her story has been an inspiration to many, and she has played a significant role in raising awareness and promoting acceptance of transgender individuals in Chinese society.
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