<translation>Little Mermaid is back in Copenhagen</translation>

Copenhagen - Hundreds of Danes gathered at the Copenhagen harbor today, despite the cold weather, to welcome back the Little Mermaid, the symbol of Copenhagen. The famous statue returned to the city after eight months from the World Expo in Shanghai, China, where it was the central exhibit of the Danish pavilion.
    With flags in hand, both young and old warmly welcomed the festive reinstallation of the statue at the harbor entrance with great applause and cheers in the strong wind. "Although we were proud to send you out to explore the world, we missed you, Copenhagen missed you, Denmark missed you, and tourists from all over the world missed you,” said Mayor Frank Jensen in his speech, before presenting the Little Mermaid with a red rose, the favorite flower of the heroine of Hans Christian Andersen's famous fairy tale.
    The Little Mermaid left her traditional rock in the Danish capital for the first time in nearly a hundred years this March. Her departure to Shanghai sparked excited debates at the city hall, which owns the statue, and the discussions even reached the Danish parliament. The majority of Copenhagen residents were against such a long absence of the mermaid from the city.
    During her stay in Shanghai, the statue was replaced by a video installation by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, allowing visitors to Copenhagen to see the Little Mermaid live as she sat in the middle of a pond in the Danish pavilion in Shanghai.
    Although the Little Mermaid had never left her rock in Copenhagen before this trip, she has experienced unprecedented events. She has been damaged, toppled, beheaded, and had her arm removed. She has also been draped in a Muslim burqa and sprayed with red and green paint.
    The inspiration for the statue was the fairy tale The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen. In 1909, the statue was commissioned by Carl Jacobsen, the son of the owner of the Danish brewery Carlsberg.