The Da Nang International Fireworks Festival 2017, which featured the theme 'Toa Sang Ngu Hanh Son' ('Shining Ngu Hanh Mountain'), concluded on Saturday night with unique performances from the Australian, British and Italian teams. The pyrotechnic team from Italy enthralled spectators and judges and took home the two-month competition's biggest prize.
Australia and the UK came second and third respectively in the three-country finale in the central Vietnamese city.
Over the two-month course of the festival, which ran from April 29 to June 24, five nights dedicated to the five elements (ngu hanh) of Fire, Earth, Metal, Water and Wood featured spectacular pyrotechnic displays by the international teams.
Teams from Italy, Australia and the UK were selected to compete in Saturday’s finale for the highest title.
The Australian team, which won the first prize in 2015, was announced the runner-up while the UK came third with their melodic performance that used a wide range of music genres, from pop, ballad, rock to classical.
First launched in 2008 as the Da Nang International Fireworks Competition (DIFC), the annual event has just returned this year after a one-year hiatus in 2016.
