Da Nang was the landing point of both the French and the Americans during their stints in Vietnam. When the French established a garrison in Da Nang (then called Tourane), more soldiers died from disease than the associated fighting in establishing the garrison. There is now a small cemetery dedicated to them.

Danang is Vietnam’s fourth-largest city, situated in the central region. Encircled with world cultural heritage sites in Hue and Hoi An (My Son), Danang is often referred as ‘Saigon of the North’. The reason of this cliché is simply because it is the deep-sea port city in the middle of the country that serevs as the economic hub between the north and the south. The scenic view of the city’s two grandiose bridges, Song Han Bridge and Nguyen Van Troi Bridge, indicates well of the booming economy of this seaside town.