Ho Chi Minh City sky is filled with fireworks to celebrate 50 years of national reunification

(Chinhphu.vn) - At exactly 9:00 p.m. on April 30, fireworks lit up the sky of Ho Chi Minh City to the cheers and encouragement of residents and tourists, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day.

Lasting from 9:00 p.m. to 9:15 p.m., the fireworks display will be held by Ho Chi Minh City at 30 locations, including 2 high-altitude locations at the Saigon River Tunnel Area (Thu Duc City) and Ben Duoc Temple (Cu Chi District).

Low-altitude fireworks display locations include: Nga Ba Giong (Hoc Mon), Ben Noc Memorial Temple (Thu Duc City), Rung Sac Martyrs Memorial Temple (Can Gio), An Phu Dong War Zone (District 12), Lang Le Cultural Park (Binh Chanh District), Binh Tri Dong Residential Area (Binh Tan), Thong Nhat Hall (District 1), Thanh Da Peninsula Area (Binh Thanh), Thao Dien Area (Thu Duc City), Landmark 81 Park (Binh Thanh), Ba Son Bridge (District 1), Tan Thuan Bridge (District 4), Tay Bac Industrial Park (Cu Chi), Go Vap District Cultural Park, Nha Be District People's Committee Area, District 7 Administrative Center, Dam Sen Cultural Park (District 11), Binh Dien Market Area (District 8), Tan Thoi Nhat 38-hectare resettlement area (District 12), An Binh Area (Tan Phu), Binh Phu Park (District 6).

Along with that are some shooting points on barges in Rach Chiec area; Saigon River area; Van Phuc Urban Area area, Bach Dang Wharf.

The fireworks show started at 9pm, but from early evening, a "sea of people" appeared in the city center to get the best position to watch the fireworks.

This year, Ho Chi Minh City will set off fireworks at 30 locations, in the photo is the location of the Saigon River tunnel.

People enjoy recording the moment fireworks light up the sky

Before the fireworks display, Ho Chi Minh City also has activities on the Saigon River such as amateur music performances, flower lantern boat parades, cruise ship parades, and water sports performances.

Nguyen Hong-Vu Phong

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