Hou Yifan is one of the most gifted Chinese female chess players. She has won the champion of the Women's World Chess Championship for four times, becoming the youngest four-champion "Chess Queen".

Recently, Hou Yifan changed her registration place into Hangzhou in the latest public list. For the past few years, there were continuous investment on mind sports and frequent events in Hangzhou, so Hou Yifan often came to Hangzhou. She said: "I like Hangzhou very much. I have a cordial feeling when I arrive in Hangzhou every time. I will spend more time in Hangzhou when I become an official chess player of Hangzhou."

Hou Yifan notes that, she hopes that she can be successfully selected for Asian Games Hangzhou 2022, representing China to participate in the competitions. Although there are still many uncertain factors at present, Hou Yifan has great expectations for participating in the event and achieving good results.