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Da Nang fireworks festival tells legends of bridges

The Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) 2018, themed “The Legends of Bridges”, kicked off on the banks of the Han River in the evening of April 30.
Da Nang fireworks festival tells legends of bridges ảnh 1The fireworks show of the team from Poland (Photo: VNA)

Da Nang (VNA) – The Da Nang International FireworksFestival (DIFF) 2018, themed “The Legends of Bridges”, kicked off on the banksof the Han River in the evening of April 30.

Addressing the opening ceremony, Chairman of thePeople’s Committee of Da Nang city Huynh Duc Tho said the DIFF is a pride of DaNang. It has helped bring the city closer to people in Vietnam and othercountries and created an image of a young and dynamic city that always movesforwards, he said.

With the theme “The Legends of Bridges”,participating teams will introduce their homelands’ history, culture andmiracles through fireworks, he noted, adding that bridges are the symbol ofconnectivity, connecting Da Nang with friends in the five continents and withthe future.

Teams Da Nang of Vietnam and Surex FirmaRodzinna of Poland were the first to show their fireworks in the festival onApril 30.

Local people and visitors will have a chance toenjoy magnificent fireworks displays of teams from France and the US on May 26,Italy and Hong Kong (China) on June 2, and Sweden and Portugal on June 9. Thebest two teams will perform in the finale on June 30.

Apart from the overall theme “The Legend ofBridges”, each of the fireworks nights also takes its own theme, namely Love,Time, Happiness, Desire, and Friendship.

The festival, first held in 2008, will alsoinclude a carnival with 12 floats representing 12 bridges of Da Nang andartists from the participating nations and territory, a culinary programmeoffering hundreds of typical dishes from nationwide, along with many otheractivities.-VNA
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