Da Nang ready for international firework festival

The central city of Da Nang is finalising preparations for the Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF 2023) slated for June 2.
Da Nang ready for international firework festival ảnh 1Da Nang was recognised as Asia’s Leading Festival & Event Destination in 2016 and 2022 by the World Travel Awards (Photo: VNA)
Da Nang (VNA) – The central city of Da Nang isfinalising preparations for the Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF2023) slated for June 2.

Currently, the stage for the festival has basically been completed, said Tran Xuan Hung, leader of the DIFF 2023 stage construction team. He said that the construction has taken place for over 2 months, ashorter time compared to previous festivals.

This year, the stage is decorated with a modern led laserlighting system, bringing the best views of the entire fireworks area, he said.

This year, the DIFF stage covers1,050 sq.m on the Han River bank on Tran Hung Dao street of Son Tra district, along with a 5,000-seatgrandstand.

Themed “The World Without Distance", the festival isscheduled to take place from June 2 to July 8.

Da Nang ready for international firework festival ảnh 2This year, the stage is decorated with a modern led laser lighting system, bringing the best views of the entire fireworks area (Photo: VNA)
This year’s event will feature eight teams from the UK,Italy, Poland, France, Australia, Canada, Finland, and Vietnam competing overfive nights across two months.

Each team will put on a 20-minute performance based on fivethemes: No Distance Love, Peace for the World, Equality for Human Being, NoLimits Innovation, and Sustainable Tourism Development. The two best teams willcompete to take the top prize on the final night - July 8.

The latest festival in 2019, seen as the most successfulperformance with more than 1 million visitors, was completed with victory forFinland’s Joho Pyro Fireworks.

Da Nang is the only place in Vietnam to have hosted afireworks festival, making it a magnet for the best fireworks producers fromaround the world each year since 2008. It has been building a "FireworksFestival City" reputation to promote it as a top destination in centralVietnam and Asia.

The DIFF has helped the city win recognition as Asia’sLeading Festival & Event Destination in 2016 and 2022 by the World TravelAwards./.
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