"When you have tea in hand and peace in mind, it's the finest season on earth!" "Though the snow isn't deep, Mengding Mountain has finally seen snowfall," social media users exclaimed on January 5, after the mountain in Ya'an was blanketed overnight in its first snow of the season, prompting a wave of scenic photos shared across platforms.

That day, tourist sites including Mengding Mountain, Bifeng Gorge, Laba River, and Longcang Gorge received fresh snowfall, transforming into winter wonderlands draped in white. At Mengding Mountain, ancient architecture and tea plantations shimmered under the snow, embodying a quintessential Chinese romanticism; at Bifeng Gorge, giant pandas frolicked in the snow—some climbing trees to shake branches, others licking snowflakes from their paws. Visitors hiked through snowy forests and raced each other on ski slopes, fully immersed in winter recreation.

"Recently, we've been receiving over 2,000 visitors per day," said a manager at Shenmulei Scenic Area in Baoxing County. The site has launched discount packages worth 5 million yuan and added new food kiosks next to the ski area, offering hot beverages and meals such as coffee, milk tea, and noodles. The ski resort has also trained more than 30 new instructors, bringing its total number of certified professionals to over 60, who provide both instruction and safety support.

The 2025 Ya'an Ice and Snow Hot Spring Tourism Season, along with the Fourth Jiajin Mountain Ice and Snow Festival of Baoxing County, will officially open on January 7 at the Qiaoqi Tibetan Village–Shenmulei Snow Park. The event will unveil a series of ice-and-snow tourism products, hot spring vouchers, and curated itineraries under the theme "Follow the Pandas: Winter Tour of Ya'an" These routes include newly popular destinations such as the 1869 China Giant Panda Ecological World—Panda Planet Fun Park and Mount.Gongga Jin Tang, catering especially to families and wellness-focused travelers.

Located in the transitional zone between the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the Sichuan Basin, Ya'an features a vertical elevation difference exceeding 5,000 meters, creating a three-tiered winter experience: snow play in low mountains, skiing in mid-elevation zones, and snow viewing in high-altitude areas. It stands as one of Sichuan Province's key winter tourism destinations.

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