Đà Nẵng fireworks to light up the skies

by PV20 April 2017 Last updated at 14:00 PM

VTV.vn - Đà Nẵng International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) 2017 will feature eight teams from Australia, Switzerland, Japan, United Kingdom, Austria, Italy, China and hosts Việt Nam.

The festival was first held in 2008 with four international teams. This year, a series of unique events including a street festival and food festival will also bring tourists meaningful experiences.

The festival will be held from April 30 to June 24 in the central city of Đà Nẵng.

Festival director Lê Quý Dương said: "DIFF 2017 will be an extravagant festival. In previous editions the stage was set up beside the Hàn River. This year we will make a complex including a stage on space; on the river surface and along the river. A floating stage will have Ngũ Hành (Five Elements) theme based on five basic elements.

The festival will not just be a fireworks display. It will include a street festival and a food festival. The street festival will feature nine models symbolising the eight countries participating at the festival and Đà Nẵng City. The models will be decorated with the countries’ symbols such as Big Ben, the Tower Bridge and a double-decker bus for the UK and sakura flower and Torii gate for Japan.

The nine models will be mobile stages parading the streets of Đà Nẵng. There will be interactions between festival-goers and performers on the mobile stages.

The food festival will be hosted by master chef Phạm Tuấn Hải. The culinary space will be divided into five parts with dishes served in accordance with five basic elements. There will be grilled dishes at the fire section, the earth section will have dishes cooked in an earthen cooker and the water section will be a place for noodle soups. At the food festival, visitors will learn more about delicious dishes and will have chance to cook with chefs".

He added: "We want to have interactions between the festival participants, locals and tourists. Furthermore, we want to organise an international fireworks festival based on the native culture and orient philosophy. Inspired by the image of Ngũ Hành Sơn (Marble Mountains) of Đà Nẵng, the performance programme will be represented and named after five elements Hỏa (Fire) - Thổ (Earth) - Kim (Metal) - Thủy (Water) - Mộc (Wood) over five nights.

With careful preparation, each performance is not only a festival of sound and light with impressive fireworks but also a master piece of art, illustrating the beautiful heritages of Việt Nam"

 

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