Context : Xu Dongxiang (Chinese: 徐东香; pinyin: Xú Dōngxiāng; born 15 January 1983 in Hangzhou) is a female Chinese rower, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics, where she and team-mate Huang Wenyi won the silver medal in the women's lightweight double sculls. 
Question : Which describes the sex or gender of Xu Dongxiang?
female