Meet Jin Xing, China's only transgender celebrity
Fifty one year-old Jin Xing is a pioneering artist. She is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning contemporary dancer, founder and director of the Shanghai Jin Xing Dance Theatre – China’s first independent dance company – and a celebrated television host of several hit shows in mainland China, such Venus Hits Mars, The Jin Xing Show and Chinese Dating.
The world renowned dancer was the first and still only public figure to undergo gender reassignment surgery in China in 1995.
Her transition was documented by the press and she became the first openly transgender person in China. Today, she has her own dance company and her achievements in art of dance are recognised by institutions around the world.
The world renowned dancer was the first and still only public figure to undergo gender reassignment surgery in China in 1995.
Her transition was documented by the press and she became the first openly transgender person in China. Today, she has her own dance company and her achievements in art of dance are recognised by institutions around the world.
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