Xiangjiang Joy City Snow World, which boasts a giant indoor snow centre and a water park on the roof has launched in the Chinese province of Hunan.
According to InTheSnow, the attraction has been under construction in a former quarry for six years, with building work done by China Construction Fifth Engineering Division Corp (CCFED).
Xiangjiang Joy City Snow World’s indoor snow park occupies 30,000sq m. This makes it the joint sixth largest snow centre in the world (via IndoorSnowNews).
China now operates four of the seven largest indoor snow centres, including the three largest in the world. Chengdu Sunac Snow World opened in June 2020.
Xiangjiang Joy City Snow World, designed by Austrian architecture firm Coop Himmelb(l)au, is 150,000sq m. The indoor snow park, designed by Canadian company CTC Ice & Snow, is themed on the Alps and features a snow playground, skiing, skating, and snow sliding. The ski hall covers 5,672sq m and boasts a 1,200sq m ice lake and a large snow play area with 13 slides.
The resort was originally set to open in 2016 and then 2019, before officially launching in summer 2020. It’s hoped that Xiangjiang Joy City Snow World will attract 15 million visitors annually from Hunan and nearby provinces.
