Chengdu Snow Village in China apologises for fake cotton snow

After receiving feedback from the majority of netizens, the tourist area began to clean up all the snow cotton. PHOTO: WEIBO

UPDATED Feb 18, 2025, 01:27 PM

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HONG KONG - A tourist village in China’s south-western province of Sichuan famed for its scenic snow landscape said it was sorry for using cotton wool and soapy water to create fake snow after online criticism from visitors went viral.

In a post on its official WeChat account on Feb 8, the Chengdu Snow Village project said during the Chinese New Year holiday at the end of January, the weather was warm and the snow village did not take shape as anticipated.

China is facing hotter and longer heatwaves and more frequent and unpredictable heavy rain as a result of climate change, the country's weather bureau has warned.

“In order to create a ‘snowy’ atmosphere, the tourist village purchased cotton for the snow... but it did not achieve the expected effect, leaving a very bad impression on tourists who came to visit,” the Chengdu Snow Village project said in the statement.

After receiving feedback from the majority of netizens, the tourist area began to clean up all the snow cotton.