The bustling and joyful ambiance are in the spotlight at the first ever Da Nang Cultural Heritage Festival, which took place from 21- 23 November at the Museum of Da Nang inside the Dien Hai Citadel special national-level relic site.

The three-day event allows visitors to gain a deeper insight into Da Nang-owned heritages through interesting activities, hereby enhancing the entire community’s responsibility in preserving and promoting the city’s cultural heritage values in the time ahead, hereby enriching the cultural and spiritual life.

Let’s explore joyful and bustling the festival through stunning photos captured by our reporters.

Here is a scene of raising the Lunar New Year pole (‘Cay Neu’ in Vietnamese) reenacting the ceremony of building bamboo tree and a performance of ‘tung tung da da’ dance to show gratitude to heaven and earth

Co Tu ethnic senior people reenacting the ceremony of raising the Lunar New Year pole (‘Cay Neu’ in Vietnamese)

A village patriarch showcasing his Co Tu ethnic minority’s culture values at the festival

A little Co Tu girl joining the festival

A booth displaying locally-made handicraft products

Visitors learning more about the Nam O fish sauce, which is recognised as part of Viet Nam's national intangible cultural heritage.

The Ban Thach village’s artisans demonstrating their skills in weaving mats

The festival promises interesting and highly-practical experiences for visitors, especially the young

By XUAN DUNG – Translated by A.T