Littler mermaid to surface when big sis in China

When the Little Mermaid goes to China, her smaller sister will make a rare appearance at Copenhagen's Tivoli amusement park.

Manager Lars Liebst says Tivoli will show an identical but smaller mermaid statue while the landmark bronze is exhibited at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai.

Both were created in the early 20th century by Danish sculptor Edvard Eriksen.

The life-sized Little Mermaid is Copenhagen's most famous landmark. The smaller version is little known because it's privately held by Eriksen's family.

Liebst says the family agreed to lend it to Tivoli "while her 'sister' is representing Denmark at the World Expo."

A video installation by a Chinese artist will replace the bigger mermaid on her location in the Copenhagen harbor.