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XUHUI

Most Famous People Born in Xuhui, China

Notable people

977

Peak decade

1980s

Median birth year

1951

Most distinctive

Chess 6.0×

The old French Concession of Shanghai has become something like China's preparatory academy for precision disciplines — a Chess, Badminton and Swimmer bench all running several times the global baseline, plus an unusually thick Physicist count. Tree-lined lanes, old villas and a quiet pipeline from piano lessons to Olympic squads.