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Xinghua, Jiangsu, China is the birthplace of Hou Yifan, a renowned Chinese chess grandmaster. Born in 1994, Hou Yifan rose to prominence as a chess prodigy, becoming the youngest female player to achieve the Grandmaster title at the age of 14. She has won numerous prestigious chess tournaments, including the Women's World Chess Championship three times (2010, 2011, and 2016).