Jin Xing

Jin Xing (; ; born August 13, 1967) is a Chinese ballerina, modern dancer, choreographer, actress, founder and artistic director of the contemporary dance company Shanghai. She is a transgender celebrity. Early life Jin was born in 1967 in Shenyang, China, to an ethnic Korean family (Chosŏnjok). Jin studied in a local Chosonjok-Chinese elementary school. Her mother was a translator, and her father was a military intelligence officer. She was noted for her intelligence, and had won abacus contests many times. She was very enthusiastic about dance performance. At age 9, she joined the People's Liberation Army to receive dance and military training from a troupe affiliated with the Shenyang Military Region. At age 12, she transferred to the People's Liberation Army Art Academy, graduating in 1984. After graduation, she returned to the Shenyang military dance troupe, eventually attained the rank of colonel. She later won the national dance contest with a Central Asian ethnic dance piece.