France team debuts their fireworks show at the Đà Nẵng International Fireworks Festival. Photo courtesy of DIFF
ĐÀ NẴNG — Rain failed to dampen the spirits of firework fans in Đà Nẵng as teams from France and Canada lit up the skies above the central city.
The two teams faced difficulties in the run up to the second night of the Đà Nẵng International Fireworks Festival due to downpours on June 10th.
Tourists enjoy fireworks on the upper deck on boat in the Hàn River. Photo courtesy of Trần Lê Lâm
Both teams selected lively music for their performances inline with the night festival’s theme: Love without borders.
Colour of Hope fireworks of France launch in the Hàn River on the second night of the Đà Nẵng International Fireworks Festival. Photo courtesy of DIFF
France kicked off the night with Unsustainable – a song by English rock band Muse – sending a message to the world that energy is naturally expended and consumed and no new energy produced, unlimited growth is unsustainable.
Fireworks performance of Canada team in Đà Nẵng. The team had a 20-minute show with long list music songs. Photo courtesy of DIFF
The team also reserved two minutes for a romance Vietnamese song: Đừng hỏi em (Don’t Ask Me) by Đà Nẵng City-born pop singer Mỹ Tâm in the list of 10 songs on the music-based performance as they want to emphasise understanding between people, human connection with each other and with nature.
Meanwhile, Canadian team started the show with Crash 2.0 in the 14-song list of the music in the 20-minute performance as the team aimed to celebrate a world without distance where all the people are the same.
Three layers of fireworks decorate the Hàn River on the second night of the Đà Nẵng International Fireworks Festival on June 10. Photo courtesy of DIFF
Thousands of spectators attended at the main stage to enjoy the second night fireworks shows, and visitors and local residents also gathered at two iconic bridges of Rồng (Dragon) and Thuận Phước as well as free stands on the banks of Hàn River.
Fireworks flowers the by Canadian team at the Đà Nẵng International Fireworks Festival. Photo courtesy of DIFF
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