By day for the white marble; in the evening the statue is lit, and on Friday to Sunday at 9 pm you can watch the Dragon Bridge show from the plaza.
When to go
Where to stand
The statue's plaza on Trần Hưng Đạo St, on the east bank, facing the Dragon Bridge's head.
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Installed in April 2015 on the Han River's east bank, just north of the Dragon Bridge's head.
The statue is 7.5 m tall on a 4.3 m plinth and weighs nearly 200 tonnes.
Carved from five blocks of white marble by about 30 stone carvers over three months.
From the legend of the carp that leaps the waves and becomes a dragon: success, luck and courage.
The dragon's mouth spouts water towards the river; the statue is lit in the evening.
Quick answers
Where is the Carp-to-Dragon statue in Da Nang?
On the Han River's east bank, on Trần Hưng Đạo St, just north of the Dragon Bridge's head and next to the Love Pier.
What does the Carp-to-Dragon statue mean?
It follows the legend of the carp that leaps the waves and becomes a dragon: a symbol of success, luck and courage.
