The 2025 Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) had an emotional performance with 2 competitions by the Canadian and Chinese teams on the Han River on the evening of June 14.
In particular, the team from China showed their superiority when having a beautiful performance based on the story of "Journey to the West" using background music from the movie "Journey to the West 1986".
The Chinese team's fireworks show high techniques with color coordination, combined with smooth height - low, in which the impressive, familiar music of "Journey to the West 1986" is the highlight that brings strong emotions to the audience.
The brilliant fireworks displays, creating a vibrant and beautiful cube shape made the space of the Han River glow on the evening of June 14. The audience continuously cheered before the splendid fireworks displays, with sparkling colors spreading throughout the Han River.
The arrangement of 2086 Winter Duck is a big plus for the performance of the Chinese team. 2086 Western tourist season is familiar to Vietnamese audiences and many Asian countries. The classic music helped the Chinese team tell a new story about the West with colorful fireworks and emotional levels.
The song "Tinh nhi nu" brings a quiet, passionate feel, while "Duong ta di" opens up a magnificent, epic space.
The music of Tay Du Ky helps the fireworks display of the Chinese team to be both familiar and new, when the story of the four teachers and students of Duong Tang is told in a different way.
Meanwhile, the use of the music of the songs "Two Minutes More" and "The Power of Love" did not create the expected effect for the Canadian fireworks display. The two songs did not create a chain to tell classic, consistent stories, with a message like "Journey to the West" in the Chinese team.
The 1986 version of Journey to the West is still the most popular version to this day. The film has been re-screened thousands of times in both China and Vietnam since its release. Although many other film and television versions have been produced, with more magnificent modern effects, the 1986 version of Journey to the West with its rudimentary, rustic, yet emotional feel, and the special acting of the cast is always remembered and loved by the audience. In particular, the music of the 1986 version of the movie Tay Du Ky has become a classic and always has iconic melodies for the journey of the 4 teachers and students of Duong Tang.
Journey to the West is also a classic literary work of Chinese literature. The work was composed by Ngo Thua An and is always considered one of the "four great works" along with Hong Lau Mong, Tam Quoc Thuong Nghi and Thuy Hu.
