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      World-class mermaid performance staged at Shanghai's ocean park

      2024-08-05 17:40 Last Updated At:19:37

      Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park invited a world-class mermaid performer from South Korea, whose enchanting underwater performance mesmerized audiences.

      Seolhwa Hong, commonly known by her stage name Sera, used to be a dancer, but became a mermaid performer due to an injury. She returned to Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park after winning the first place in the international players' group at this year's China Mermaid Open and International Mermaid Competition held at the park.

      "I was a dancer, but I suddenly got an accident, so I couldn't dance again. So, because I broke my leg. After that, I met the mermaiding. I don't feel painful in my knee. That's why I really like mermaiding," said Sera.

      Sera said that she recorded a song for her performance, as she is also a singer. She has been performing mermaid show for about two years. She is happy to be back because, unlike the competition, which focused more on showcasing skills, this time she had the chance to interact more with visitors.

      "I worked before in the 63 Aquarium a little bit. There was not a Korean mermaid before. I was the beginner as a Korean mermaid. Now I'm developing students, educating the underwater dance, mermaiding and prepare athletes for the competition. When there is a chance to perform, I always go there," said Sera.

      She brought a team of mermaids and merman with her to Shanghai, some of whom are her students.

      She said two years ago, many people didn't know what is mermaid performing, but now it's getting famous. So many performers joined the industry.

      The park offers six mermaid shows each weekend through August 25, featuring mermaids and mermen from around the world.

      World-class mermaid performance staged at Shanghai's ocean park

      World-class mermaid performance staged at Shanghai's ocean park

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      Ambassador emphasizes FTA's role in boosting Chilean agricultural exports

      2025-01-18 19:50 Last Updated At:20:07

      Mauricio Hurtado, Chile's ambassador to China, underscored the pivotal role of the free trade agreement (FTA) between China and Chile in boosting exports of Chilean agricultural products such as cherries, anticipating deeper economic and trade cooperation between the two countries.

      On Friday, a cargo ship carrying 200 containers of cherries imported from Chile, totaling 4,200 tons, arrived at the DaChan Bay Terminal in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. This marked the operation of the first direct shipping route for cherries between Shenzhen and South America this year.

      During an exclusive interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN), Hurtado discussed why Chilean cherries can remain so fresh even after being transported across the Pacific Ocean to China.

      "I think it's because of the state-of-the-art technology that the cherry industry is using every step of the way from the plantation till the transportation, the control atmosphere, the cold chain, and the technology that they are using in the packaging is very important technology that they are using for packaging the cherries, and the innovation that they are using for selecting the best varieties in terms that they are able to come here and to resist the long trip from Chile to China," he said.

      As this year marks the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Chile, along with the 20th anniversary of the free trade agreement signed by the two countries, the ambassador highlighted that the agreement not only boosts Chilean agricultural exports but also increases employment opportunities for local residents.

      "Because the main impact of the free trade agreement was in the agricultural sector, especially the imports from many different varieties of fruits, and is impacting in the job creation, for example, especially in the countryside. The area, for example, in the cherry industry, more than 300,000 jobs depends on the trade with China, and that is very important for the resilience of the local community, especially in Chile. And also, because we have been able to export a big amount of agricultural products from Chile to China. Almost 15 percent of the products that we are exporting from Chile to China, from the agricultural sector," Hurtado said.

      The ambassador said he envisions that future economic and trade cooperation between China and Chile will be stronger.

      "For us is very important to get more investment from China, especially the area of infrastructure, especially in the area of energy, for example. I think, working together in open trade, in multilateralism, in globalization, and to work together to keep the markets opened, for example, and not to follow some trends in order to close markets and to have more protectionism. So, those are areas where we can work together to work also in doing for climate change, for example, to be able to work together in fighting climate change and also working in the climate change negotiation as well," he said.

      Ambassador emphasizes FTA's role in boosting Chilean agricultural exports

      Ambassador emphasizes FTA's role in boosting Chilean agricultural exports

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