People watch the Long Ma performance in front of the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, in Beijing, on October 17, 2014. #

Performers climb onto La Princesse during a show in Beijing on October 17, 2014. #

Tourists gather near Long Ma during its first show in Beijing on October 17, 2014. #

A mechanical horse-dragon made of wood and steel is presented to the public in Nantes, western France on August 26, 2014, before its trip to Beijing. #

La Princesse takes part in a show held in front of the Bird's Nest Stadium in Beijing on October 17, 2014. #

A Chinese boy reacts as he sits on his father's shoulders as Long Ma comes close and sprays water on October 18, 2014 in Beijing, China. #

La Princesse emits steam during the Long Ma performance in front of the National Stadium in Beijing on October 17, 2014. #

Chinese women take pictures of themselves with their mobile phones in front of Long Ma on October 18, 2014 in Beijing. #

Long Ma (right) meets La Princesse at a rehearsal in front of the Bird's Nest, in Beijing on October 10, 2014. #

People watch a mechanical installation named La Princesse in Beijing on October 17, 2014. #

A silhouette of Long Ma and its operators, as it makes way during the Long Ma performance in Beijing on October 17, 2014. #

La Princesse, during the Long Ma performance, on a hazy night in Beijing on October 19, 2014. #

Long Ma breathes fire in front of the Bird's Nest on a hazy night in Beijing on October 19, 2014. #

An operator works the feet of a mechanical installation named Long Ma in Beijing on October 19, 2014. #

Long Ma breathes water vapor over a crowd in front of Beijing's Bird's Nest stadium on October 19, 2014. #

Long Ma spews fire onto a ring of fire in Beijing on October 19, 2014. #

Spectators react as they watch Long Ma breathe fire on October 19, 2014. #

Long Ma goes through rehearsals before performing in front of the Bird's Nest Stadium on October 16, 2014. #

La Princesse appears during a performance on October 19, 2014. #

People take photos of the French production company La Machine's latest creation, Long Ma, in Beijing, on October 19, 2014. #

Long Ma faces off with La Princesse in front of the Bird's Nest National Stadium in Beijing on October 19, 2014. #

Chinese police officers guard Long Ma prior to a performance by La Machine at the National Stadium in Beijing on October 18, 2014. #