A tourist village in China's southwestern 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.

The "Snow Village" in southwestern China has been closed following numerous complaints from tourists who, instead of snow, found... cotton. The owners attributed this to climate change. The "Snow Village" in Sichuan Province,

A town in China that posted pretty pictures of snow-covered buildings to attract tourists for Lunar New Year celebrations has apologized after the picturesque scene turned out to cotton and soapy water.