Da Nang officially launched the summer holiday at the My Khe Beach with a series of cultural and entertainment activities during the public holiday break and the Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) 2018.

A gong and dance of the ethnic Xe Dang group is organised at the Museum of Da Nang. — VNS Photo Cong Thanh

Local artisans are taking their kites to the sky, and a children’s painting competition is in full swing. Musical performances have also been arranged over the weekend.

Reach for the sky: A kite flies on the My Khe beach on the launching of summer holiday in the city. — VNS Photo Lan Anh

The city is hosting an environmental protection campaign which involves cleaning beaches and public sites along the My Khe Beach and the East Sea Park.

A street food space will be opened on 29 - 30 April at a park on the east side of the Rong (Dragon) Bridge, featuring 35 stands serving up 50 local dishes for local residents and tourists.

The cuisine space will serve diners during the opening ceremony of the fireworks competition on 30 April, when Viet Nam will compete against Poland to see who can impress the crowds the most.

Also on Friday, a demonstration and performance of the ethnic Xe Dang group was organised at the city’s museum, offering ‘gong’ play and traditional dances. It also showcased brocade fashion and the cuisine of the ethnic community living in Quang Nam Province’s Tra Nam Commune.

An exhibition of paintings was also opened at the Fine Arts Museum at 78 Le Duan Street, displaying 50 paintings of artists from Hue and Da Nang. The exhibition will open from 8.00am to 4.00pm every day, until 16 May.

An arts space, the Da Nang Fresco village, has been launched at Alley 75 off Nguyen Van Linh Street to display a collection of 30 mural paintings. The space aims to attract young people and tourists to see colourful landscape paintings, and portraits of Da Nang’s people.

Flying high: Tourists check in at Da Nang International Airport. More flights have been added to serve the boom in tourists in Da Nang this summer. — VNS Photo Cong Thanh

According to the city’s Tourism Department, a total of more than 340,000 tourists, of whom 100,000 are foreigners, have booked tours to Da Nang during the holidays.

The national flag carrier, Viet Nam Airlines has added an additional 300 flights, meaning 60,000 seats, on 12 domestic flight paths to ease congestion during the four-day vacation.

Budget airline VietJetAir also added 200 flights to serve tourists between 25  April and 5 May.

(Source: VNS/ DA NANG Today)