It was 9:01 pm, hundreds of people crowded at the Dragon Bridge and around it.

Everybody was waiting for what would happen next, with mobile cameras ready to shoot... Ok, not everybody:

This little traveler preferred resting her head at her mom's shoulder. 🙂 But the rest people were watching the dragon and...

...and, then, boom!

The flame was awesome but it was a greater surprise to smell the dragon's kerosene breath and feel that much heat on the face that I couldn't help thinking if my brows were quite safe.

After two sessions of spewing fire, the dragon seemed to calm down and people started leaving the bridge, probably thinking "that wasn't bad, 6 from 10, maybe even 6.5", when the voracious reptile came back to life and began pouring water on people! 😃

A lot of water! Daredevils who were standing close to the dragon were forced to flee.

Other people used umbrellas as shields.

Meanwhile, the dragon was ruthless, and didn't spare neither moms nor children. And even inflatable ducks could not count on the dragon's mercy:

Screams were heard in the crowd, people were retreating in panic (happy panic!) 😄

After that massive shower, nobody thought that the Dragon Bridge show is just 6 from 10. 😀

Amazing!

Love this show! I consider it the number 1 attraction of the Da Nang City. It's even not about the show itself but people's reaction; the reaction makes a new, original performance every time. 🙂 A ton of great emotions and images are guaranteed! 😀

Practical Details

You can watch the show every Saturday and Sunday at around 9 pm at the Western side of the Dragon Bridge (the location on Google Maps).

You can enjoy the spectacle from aside, away from fire and water, from a viewpoint area by the river. Or you can stand on the bridge itself. I find the latter the most amusing.

The admission is free.

More images and stories from Southeast Asia are ahead! Check out the previous ones on my personal Pinmapple map.

I took the images with a Nikkor 50mm on a full frame Nikon D750 on October 8 and October 15, 2023 in Da Nang, Vietnam.