Liu Nan makes a difficult gesture under water.[Photo By Wang He/China Daily]

23-year-old brings happiness to audiences with her diving skills as she performs together with sea creatures

'The little mermaid! The little mermaid!" In Wuhan Haichang Polar Ocean World's Aquarium, in Central China's Hubei province, child audiences had great expectations. At the entrance of the channel above them, Liu Nan, a 23-year-old from Handan, North China's Hebei province, was busy changing her swimming suits.

When Liu became an animal trainer in 2014, she was actually quite afraid of touching giant sea creatures. It was under the guidance of veterans that she learned how to make friends with sea lions, by touching them gently and feeding them fish.