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What to do in Da Nang – from fireworks to food, Vietnamese coastal city is ideal weekend break
- Make a break for sun, sea, sand, scuba, shopping and more, just a short flight from Hong Kong
- Accommodation options are diverse, from beachfront luxury to a Gothic-inspired hilltop retreat
The Vietnamese coastal city of Da Nang is just under two-hours’ flight time from Hong Kong, making it an excellent destination for a weekend break. Photo: Shutterstock
Da Nang’s summer fireworks festival (DIFF for short) started on June 1 and will continue to light up the sky on various evenings over the next month until it goes out in the obligatory blaze of glory on the first weekend of July.
Putting on a show like this (eight international teams, including one from China, headed by Wang Qiuhai from Hunan Jingtai Co, who must be conscious that coming from the country that invented fireworks, he needs to do more than spin a couple of Catherine wheels) apparently costs in the region of 180 billion dong, which adds up to a lot of bang for your dong in anybody’s money (US$7.6 million, to be precise).