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.

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.