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
U.S. President Donald Trump's rollout of sweeping "reciprocal tariffs" may lead to global economic recession and will exacerbate inflation in the country, said a Spanish scholar.
Amid widespread opposition, Trump on Wednesday signed two executive orders, imposing a 10-percent "minimum baseline tariff" on all imported goods and higher rates on certain trading partners.
Felix Valdivieso, a professor at IE Business School, told China Central Television (CCTV) that following the imposition of the tariffs, all consumers in the world will feel the pinch.
"These measures will have global economic impacts and may even lead to a recession. Analysts at Moody's Ratings have pointed out that these tariffs will drive up prices. Price increases will directly affect consumers' personal income and spending power, as well as their purchasing power," Valdivieso said.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Thursday announced his government will implement a 14.1 billion euro plan to support the economy in the face of Trump's tariffs.
He called the tariffs a "unilateral attack", saying they will harm the interests of people and businesses in both the EU and the United States itself, an opinion shared by Valdivieso.
"In other words, the U.S. is trying to make money by imposing tariffs, which will also drive up prices of domestic products. According to estimates by American analysts, the price of each car in the U.S. will go up by about 1,000 to 2,000 U.S. dollars after the tariffs are imposed. With car exports to the U.S. blocked, there will be two consequences for Europe. One is that Europe will have to find other markets to sell cars. The other is that it will have to bear the consequences of the decline in car sales in some way, so it has to reduce car production lines and lay off employees," he said.
Trump's tariffs may lead to global recession, exacerbate US inflation: Spanish scholar
