Visiting Da Nang? Everyone will advice you to see the dragon bridge at night on Saturday or Sunday. To be honest, it is a fascinating moment when the dragon breathes fire.
The Dragon bridge has a six lanes for traffic. Its construction began on 19th July 2009 and was open to public on 29th March 2013.
It cost a whopping sum of around $88 million.
Features of the bridge: It is an excellent example of modern architecture and attracts a lot of tourism in Da Nang.
Material used: steel
Total length: 666 meters
Width: 37.5 meters
The side of bridge is dragon shaped which breathes fire and water every Saturday and Sunday at 9 PM.
There are places from which you can enjoy the view but Tran Hung Dao street is the best place to enjoy the performance.
Before the show commences, dragon changes its color from orange to green to blue.
There are plenty of river cruises with viewing of fire breathing dragon show and also dinner. Few minutes before the show starts, all boats line up in the Han river.
The dragon breathes fire nine times with pauses. It breathes fire thrice, stops, again breathes fire or 3 more times, pauses and again 3 more times. That makes 9 times in total.
breathing fire
smoke coming out after the fire
The sidewalks beside the river has many drink stalls with chairs. You may grab a chair and enjoy the performance enjoying the drinks.
Like fire breathing, it gushes out water 3 times, gives a pause, and then again 3 more times, another pause and again 3 times more which is final. This makes 9 times in all.
The show last for about 15 minutes which is breathtaking.
water spouting
The show is not long but is indeed spectacular and a must-see in Da Nang.
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