On the evening of April 28, 10,500 drones lit up the sky of Ho Chi Minh City for about 7 minutes, celebrating the 50th anniversary of national reunification with a series of symbolic images such as Uncle Ho, Independence Palace...
Báo Hà Tĩnh•28/04/2025
At around 7pm on April 28, thousands of people and tourists gathered at Ben Bach Dang Park to watch the artistic drone performance on the Saigon River. The program is part of the series of events called “Colors of Uncle Ho’s City”, lasting from April 19 to the end of May, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day. Photo: Linh Huynh. Nguyen Thi Lan (second from left, living in Binh Dinh) shared: "This time I came to Ho Chi Minh City for a week to celebrate April 30. Traveling more than 500 km to get here, I scheduled to participate in all the activities organized on this occasion, feeling very excited and proud." Photo: Linh Huynh. The drone demonstration rehearsal was scheduled for 8:30 p.m. However, the show did not begin until 8:40 p.m., leaving many people waiting. Photo: Linh Huynh. The performance was held on the Saigon River, located between Ben Bach Dang Park (District 1) and Saigon Riverside Park (Thu Duc City). Photo: Anh Tu. This is the largest gathering of drones in the country. The event organizers have also filed a proposal to set a Guinness World Record for the largest number of drones performing at the same time. Photo: Anh Tu.
The image of a tank crashing through the gate of the Independence Palace at noon on April 30, 1975, marking the end of the war and the reunification of the country, is recreated in the sky. Photo: Linh Huynh.
Images of President Ho Chi Minh and symbols such as the Dong Son bronze drum, Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Building, Metro Line 1, Ben Thanh Market, Bitexco Financial Tower, etc. appear one after another in the night sky. Photo: Linh Huynh, Quynh Danh. Many locals and tourists eagerly captured the iconic images in the sky. Photo: Linh Huynh. A little boy is carried on his father's neck so he can watch the performance from above. Photo: Linh Huynh. However, the performance quickly ended in about 7 minutes instead of the originally planned 15 minutes. Photo: Paul Pham.
In addition, some visitors expressed regret because of the excessive advertising time. The 10,500 performance spent a long time showing images of the sponsoring unit, then ended in disappointment for many people. Photo: Linh Huynh.
Báo Hà Tĩnh•28/04/2025
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