Hong Kong CNN —

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 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 lure in tourists over the Lunar New Year holiday with promotional photos featuring thick layers of snow blanketing the roofs of log cabins.

But many visitors were left angry and disappointed after finding out the advertised “snow” turned out to be large sheets of cotton.

Photos posted online by disgruntled visitors showed wisps of cotton strewn across a greenish-brown field, or caught in the branches of small bushes.

The roof of one st

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