Dresden of the population was female. the mean age of the population was 43 years, which is the lowest among the urban districts in Saxony. there were 34,7277 people with a migration background (6.3% of the population, down from 8.7% in 2013), and about half, 25,224 or about 3.6% of all Dresden citizens were foreigners. This percentage is down from 4.7% in 2013. Dresden is one of Germany's 16 political centres and the capital of Saxony. It has institutions of democratic local self-administration that are independent from the capital functions. Some local affairs of Dresden receive national attention. Dresden hosted some
Golf in China Korea, Australia, and Japan for the relatively inexpensive fees. China holds such tournaments as the WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai, TCL Classic on Hainan Island, the Volvo China Open and the BMW Asian Open. Among the country's most successful golfers are Zhang Lianwei and Liang Wen-Chong. Chuiwan, a stick and ball game with some similarities to golf was played in China as early as 1000 AD, with evidence existing from the Song dynasty.<ref name="http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/ASSH%20Bulletins/No%2014/ASSHBulletin14c.pdf">"Verification of the fact that Golf originated from Chuiwan", Ling Hongling, Professor of Physical Education, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, P.R. China</ref> The sport was banned up until the