Snow village in China apologizes after using fake snow to lure tourists
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Snow village in China apologizes after using fake snow to lure tourists
(Web Desk) - A local tourist attraction in southwestern China billing itself as a winter wonderland has landed in hot water after visitors seeking the perfect selfie discovered the promised “snow” was fake.
The snow which they gleefully enjoyed was actually made of cotton wool and foamy water.
The Chengdu Snow Village project in Sichuan province - famous for spicy food and pandas - had sought to attract tourists over the Lunar New Year holiday.
But many visitors were left angry and disappointed after finding out the advertised “snow” turned out to be large sheets of cotton.
The roof of one structure was blanketed in what looked like bedding material, with staple marks clearly visible.
The Snow Village issued an apology on social media, blaming the unusually warm weather in the region for the fiasco.
“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,” it said in a statement.
“Following the precedents of previous years, we typically have snow in winter. So we set up this spot for photoshoot in advance to wait for the snow to come,” a staff member told the state-run Global Times. “However, this year, the weather didn’t cooperate, and it didn’t snow.”
