Chengdu Snow Village, a popular tourist spot in China's Sichuan province, faced backlash after it was revealed that the snow was actually cotton wool. Tourists expressed their discontent on social media.

A tourist village in China 's Sichuan province has apologised after facing backlash for using cotton wool and soapy water to create fake snow. The Chengdu Snow Village project, in its defence, said the weather was warm and the snow village did not take shape as anticipated during the Lunar New Year holiday at the end of January.

A tourist village in China's south western province famed for its scenic snow landscape said it was sorry for using cotton wool to create fake snow.