Italy’s Martarello won the 2017 Da Nang International Fireworks Festival after a spectacular Saturday night performance on the Han River.
The poster of Da Nang International Fireworks Fesival 2017. Photo: Internet
It’s the third time an Italian team wins the fireworks competitions in the central city, with the Parente team winning in 2011 and 2012.
The Italian team was judged to have the best combination of Italian melodies with low and high-range fireworks in the 20-minute performance. The music started slow, and gradually accelerated to reach a crescendo in the finale.
Italy’s Martarello performed on the final night of the 2017 Da Nang International Fireworks Festival on the Han River on Saturday. The team won the first prize. Photo: 2017 DIFF
Howard&Sons Pyrotechnics from Australia, which held a "concert" in the shadow of Moc Son Mountain (part of the Marble Mountain range) on the Han in the final round, came in second.
The team created an active volcano out of fireworks on the second night of the festival, with rapid-fire colourful explosions in the skies over Da Nang.
The Pyrotex Fireworx team from the UK was ranked third. The UK team’s firepower was accompanied by pop tunes, ballads, classical tunes and epic arrangements.
Deputy chairman of the city’s People’s Committee, Dang Viet Dung, said the participating teams helped build the city’s reputation as a favourite destination in central Viet Nam and a fireworks rendezvous in Asia.
The festival, which began on April 30, drew the participation of eight teams: Sugyp SA from Switzerland, Da Nang-Viet Nam, Fireevent Die Feuerwerker from Austria, China’s Dancing Fireworks Group, Pyrotex Fireworx team from the UK, Howard&Sons Pyrotechnics from Australia, and Italy’s Martarello.
The festival, entitled "Shining Ngu Hanh Son", or Shining Marble Mountains, was held annually from 2008 to 2013, and as a biennial from 2015.
In 2013, the US team Melrose Pyrotechnics took first spot. Canada’s Davis Whysall took the top prize in 2008, while China’s Liuyang Dancing won in 2009. France’s Jacques Couturier Organisation won in 2010.
According to organiers, the event attracted over 2 million tourists visiting the city between April and June.
Last year the city hosted 5.6 million tourists, with 1.67 million being foreigners.
The Pyrotex Fireworx team from the UK placed third in the 2017 Da Nang International Fireworks Festival. Photo: 2017 DIFF
Howard&Sons Pyrotechnics from Australia was ranked second in the 2017 Da Nang International Fireworks Festival. Photo 2017 DIFF
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