Why so many individuals in China have gotten mermaids
(CNN) — On a normal day, the Ambassador Lagoon inside China’s Atlantis Sanya resort on the island of Hainan is home to about 86,000 marine creatures from over 280 animal species.
But on April 28, this huge aquarium welcomed 100 mermaids, all flapping their technicolor tails while gliding through the water in choreographed movements.
The purpose? To break the Guinness World Record for largest underwater mermaid show, part of celebrations to mark the hotel and resort’s third anniversary.
What is mermaid diving?
On April 28, 100 mermaids took to the waters of Atlantis Sanya’s Ambassador Lagoon.
Courtesy of Atlantis Sanya/PADI
Similar to freediving, mermaid divers don’t wear a tank or use any external aids except for their mermaid tail. But the two styles have major differences in terms of movement.
To find out more about the sport, we caught up with Dada Li, one of the country’s pioneering mermaids and China’s ambassador to PADI, the world’s largest diving association.
“Freediving…
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