Ice-and-snow tourism in China's Sichuan attracts travelers at home and abroad

Tourists have fun at a ski resort in Lixian County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Jan. 5, 2026.

Sichuan ranks among the world's richest regions in low-latitude ice-and-snow tourism, and by leveraging its iconic landscapes that blend snowy mountains with mild temperatures, the province has become a popular destination for travelers at home and abroad. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

Malaysian tourists have fun at a ski resort in Lixian County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Jan. 5, 2026.

Sichuan ranks among the world's richest regions in low-latitude ice-and-snow tourism, and by leveraging its iconic landscapes that blend snowy mountains with mild temperatures, the province has become a popular destination for travelers at home and abroad. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

People ski at a ski resort in Wenchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Jan. 6, 2026.

Sichuan ranks among the world's richest regions in low-latitude ice-and-snow tourism, and by leveraging its iconic landscapes that blend snowy mountains with mild temperatures, the province has become a popular destination for travelers at home and abroad. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

People have fun at a ski resort in Lixian County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Jan. 5, 2026.

Sichuan ranks among the world's richest regions in low-latitude ice-and-snow tourism, and by leveraging its iconic landscapes that blend snowy mountains with mild temperatures, the province has become a popular destination for travelers at home and abroad. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

A man learns skiing following the guidance of a coach at a ski resort in Wenchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Jan. 6, 2026.

Sichuan ranks among the world's richest regions in low-latitude ice-and-snow tourism, and by leveraging its iconic landscapes that blend snowy mountains with mild temperatures, the province has become a popular destination for travelers at home and abroad. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)

People ski at a ski resort in Wenchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Jan. 6, 2026.

Sichuan ranks among the world's richest regions in low-latitude ice-and-snow tourism, and by leveraging its iconic landscapes that blend snowy mountains with mild temperatures, the province has become a popular destination for travelers at home and abroad. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

People ski at a ski resort in Wenchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Jan. 6, 2026.

Sichuan ranks among the world's richest regions in low-latitude ice-and-snow tourism, and by leveraging its iconic landscapes that blend snowy mountains with mild temperatures, the province has become a popular destination for travelers at home and abroad. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)

Tourists have fun at a ski resort in Lixian County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Jan. 5, 2026.

Sichuan ranks among the world's richest regions in low-latitude ice-and-snow tourism, and by leveraging its iconic landscapes that blend snowy mountains with mild temperatures, the province has become a popular destination for travelers at home and abroad. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

A drone photo shows people having fun at a ski resort in Wenchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Jan. 6, 2026.

Sichuan ranks among the world's richest regions in low-latitude ice-and-snow tourism, and by leveraging its iconic landscapes that blend snowy mountains with mild temperatures, the province has become a popular destination for travelers at home and abroad. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)

A boy skis at a ski resort in Wenchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Jan. 6, 2026.

Sichuan ranks among the world's richest regions in low-latitude ice-and-snow tourism, and by leveraging its iconic landscapes that blend snowy mountains with mild temperatures, the province has become a popular destination for travelers at home and abroad. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

People take a chairlift to the top of ski slopes at a ski resort in Wenchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Jan. 6, 2026.

Sichuan ranks among the world's richest regions in low-latitude ice-and-snow tourism, and by leveraging its iconic landscapes that blend snowy mountains with mild temperatures, the province has become a popular destination for travelers at home and abroad. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)

A drone photo shows people skiing at a ski resort in Wenchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Jan. 6, 2026.

Sichuan ranks among the world's richest regions in low-latitude ice-and-snow tourism, and by leveraging its iconic landscapes that blend snowy mountains with mild temperatures, the province has become a popular destination for travelers at home and abroad. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

Tourists pose for photos at a ski resort in Lixian County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Jan. 5, 2026.

Sichuan ranks among the world's richest regions in low-latitude ice-and-snow tourism, and by leveraging its iconic landscapes that blend snowy mountains with mild temperatures, the province has become a popular destination for travelers at home and abroad. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

People ski at a ski resort in Wenchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Jan. 6, 2026.

Sichuan ranks among the world's richest regions in low-latitude ice-and-snow tourism, and by leveraging its iconic landscapes that blend snowy mountains with mild temperatures, the province has become a popular destination for travelers at home and abroad. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)