According to Da Nang’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the 20 best songs have been selected from the preliminary round of a contest to write songs about Da Nang, and they will advance to the final round.

The contest was open to any amateur or professional songwriters across the country, and there were 166 entrants with about 300 songs.

The awards ceremony will take place in the city on 2 September (National Day).