Da Nang is one of the five centrally-run cities with high growth rates in all regards, including economy, culture, education, and science and technology. It is also one of 20 green cities in the world with the lowest carbon footprint, and has been voted “the most liveable city” in Vietnam.
Malaysia’s media has named Da Nang an ideal year-round destination for Malaysian tourists for its many attractions such as endless beautiful beaches, temples, and a lively night market.
Da Nang’s Ba Na Hills become more attractive to visitors thanks to the beauty of bell-shaped peach (Ericaceae) blossoms in the mountain. This type of flower boasts its magic charming beauty when spring comes.
Visitors to central Da Nang city now can easily reach Vang (Golden) Bridge to enjoy spectacular surrounding landscapes thanks to a newly inaugurated cable car system to this famous place.
From March 18, the Sun World Ba Na Hills tourist area in Da Nang city will welcome visitors once more. Hydrangea gardens, bell peach gardens, and rose gardens await their return, as do art shows and exciting street performances.
The wedding rituals followed by the Ba Na ethnic group in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai were re-enacted recently at an annual Spring programme, which is taking place at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in the western outskirts of Hanoi from February 12 to the end of the month.
In a Ba Na wedding, people often carry a candle that they keep burning as their greetings for the couple’s everlasting love. On the wedding night, the bride and groom also stay up to keep the fire.
Carving wooden sculptures, especially for graves, is not only a special folk art of ethnic groups in the Central Highlands region but also reflects the spiritual life of people from community, particularly for the Ba Na and Jrai people - the two major ethnic groups in the north of the region.
Kon Tum Cathedral, a 100-year-old church made of beautiful wood that is considered a masterpiece of Catholic architecture in Southeast Asia, is a must-see destination for visitors to the Central Highlands province.
The Golden Bridge in the central city of Da Nang has come first in a list of fresh wonders of the world compiled by the UK’s daily newspaper Daily Mail.
Vietnam has won various awards, including “World’s Leading Heritage Destination,” at the 27th World Travel Awards’ Grand Final Gala Ceremony 2020 held virtually and broadcast live from Zaryahye Park in Moscow, Russia.
“Mung lua moi”, the new rice celebration, of the Ba Na ethnics in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai’s KBang district was restored during the “Great National Unity – Vietnam’s Cultural Heritage” week.
The 18-hole Ba Na Hills Golf Club in the central city of Da Nang has won two titles at the World Golf Awards 2020, namely 'Asia's Best Golf Course' and 'Vietnam's Best Golf Course'.
Sun World Ba Na Hills, one of the top tourist attractions in the central city of Da Nang, reopened to the public on September 20 after the city has recorded no new COVID-19 cases for weeks.
With a great new festival ‘Fantastic Da Nang 2020’ from July 30 to August 5, the coastal city of Da Nang has taken the renowned annual event ‘Da Nang – Summer destination’ into a new level.
As the COVID-19 situation in the country has been largely brought under control, the central city of Da Nang has taken this as an appropriate time to launch tourism promotion programmes so as to create a boost for the city’s economy.
The Prime Minister has agreed to assign the Da Nang People’s Committee to the restoration of the Ngu Hanh Son (Marble Mountains) landscape site – a National Special Relic – in a decision released last week.
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