Snow village apologises for fake flakes


More than meets the eye: Photos on Wechat showing large cotton wool sheets strewn about the grounds in Sichuan province. — The Straits Times/ANN

A TOURIST village in Sichuan province 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, the Chengdu Snow Village project said during the Lunar New Year holiday at the end of January, the weather was warm and the snow village did not take shape as anticipated.

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