Revealing a series of snake mascots for the Lunar New Year of the Snake in Da Nang, promising many surprises

The snake mascot placed south of Dragon Bridge (Da Nang City) by artisan Dinh Van Tam (Quang Tri) is the focal point of 14 flower decoration locations for the 2025 Lunar New Year. In addition, the city also has a series of other unique mascot creation locations...

On January 13, the Management Board of Investment and Construction Projects of Civil and Industrial Works of Da Nang City announced that 14 flower decoration locations and 8 lighting decoration locations for the Lunar New Year 2025 will be put into operation to serve the people from January 15.

The project of flower decoration - lighting for Tet At Ty 2025 was invested by the People's Committee of Da Nang City with more than 18.6 billion VND, with 14 flower decoration points. Including: Administrative center (Thanh Dien Hai street), at 42 Bach Dang and the area in front of 42 Bach Dang, 32 Bach Dang, 72 Bach Dang, 12 Tran Phu, 23 Tran Phu, T-shaped bridge on Bach Dang street, north and south of the tail of Dragon bridge (Hai Chau district), north of the head of Dragon bridge (Son Tra district), Nguyen Huu Tho - Duy Tan roundabout, Mother Au Co statue, East Sea park, Han market, 2.9 street memorial.

Đà Nẵng — Flower decoration design in front of Da Nang City Administrative Center

In addition, there are 8 lighting decoration points including: Thanh Dien Hai Street (2 locations), Vo Nguyen Giap - Ho Xuan Huong intersection, Nguyen Van Troi Street, 30/4 Street, Tran Hung Dao Street (Dragon Bridge), Pham Van Dong Street, Vo Van Kiet Street.

The construction contractor is a joint venture of Minh Tuan Tu Consulting and Construction Company Limited - Da Nang Public Lighting Joint Stock Company.

According to Mr. Ngo Minh Tuan, Director of Minh Tuan Tu Consulting and Construction Company Limited, this year, Da Nang City's Tet flower decoration locations used about 200,000 flower pots, including firecracker flowers, butterfly wings, poinsettias, azaleas, hydrangeas, roses, multi-colored petunias, marigolds, primroses, chrysanthemums, dianthus, lavender, periwinkle, dahlias, cockscombs and various types of chrysanthemums (raspberry, crystal, large, purple buttons...).

According to the Management Board of Investment and Construction Projects of Civil and Industrial Works of Da Nang City, the overall project has a harmonious facade and is connected to the surrounding status, the landscape design creates unity and is suitable for the scale and nature of the project.

With the characteristics of decorative points, miniature landscapes, and mascots located in open spaces, visitors can approach from many directions, so the design team established simple architectural forms with clear vertical and horizontal divisions. The entire project is unified, diverse in shape and color to create beautiful views from all directions, bringing high integration between architectural shapes and the overall surrounding landscape, creating beautiful highlights for urban architecture.

Therefore, no matter what angle or shooting angle, locals and tourists can get unique check-in photos.

In addition, with design inspiration from the snake mascot, flower arrangements, miniature landscapes, etc. all have many soft, curvy lines.

Currently, at 14 Tet flower decoration locations, Minh Tuan Tu Consulting and Construction Company Limited has mobilized 60 workers, engineers, equipment and vehicles to race against schedule.

Among them, the items that are especially taken care of are the locations of the snake mascot - the symbol of the year of At Ty. These are also the most checked-in spots.

Snake mascot with rich shapes

The main mascot is located on the south side of Dragon Bridge in Hai Chau District (opposite the Cham Museum). Here, winding flower paths are arranged leading to the flower cluster in the middle, where the snake mascot is located. This snake mascot is being constructed by artisan Dinh Van Tam (Quang Tri) in Quang Tri, and is expected to be transported to Da Nang City for installation tomorrow (January 14).

According to the design, the main mascot is shaped like a 5m high cobra, with a 2.6m wide hood and a wide, winding body on an area of 6.35 x 4.6m. The construction materials include an iron frame inside, the main material is foam, the snake scales are covered with materials to create realism, softness and a shimmering golden color, as if covered with a layer of golden armor.

Another cobra mascot with a similar shape but smaller in scale (3m high, 4.5m wide, 4m deep) is placed at the T-bridge.

If the west bank of Hai Chau District is decorated with majestic snake mascots, then on the east bank of the Han River, the Dragon Bridge area (Son Tra District) is decorated with snake mascots designed based on inspiration from children's cartoons with funny lines and shapes.

Snake eggs, Chibi style snakes... here promises to be a funny garden, sure to delight children.

In addition, the spring flower garden also has models of "Spring Lady", shepherds, children dancing lion dance, dragon dance... recreating the countryside Tet with peaceful and happy images.

Mr. Tran Minh Hien (71 years old, living in Hai Chau District) said that in recent days, the area around Dragon Bridge and Bach Dang Street has been visited by many people following the progress of Tet flower construction, waiting to visit when the decoration sites open for service.

“The Tet decoration spaces are not only places to take photos but also connect people and tourists, are places to “attract” the Tet atmosphere, bring positive energy to everyone, and help the city start a new year of prosperity and peace. Therefore, I think this is the place everyone looks forward to and comes to visit,” said Mr. Hien.