Liupanshui, once a resource-intensive city in Southwest China"s Guizhou province that relied heavily on coal and steel for economic growth decades ago, is becoming a top destination for hundreds of thousands of visitors nationwide, thanks to the city's transformation toward a beautiful, ecological tourism attraction. For some people living in the southern parts of China, Liupanshui has become a place to fulfill their snow dreams, triggered by the Beijing Winter Olympic Games last month. During the New Year's Day holiday, Meihuashan and Yushe ski resorts－the two newly built ski resorts in Liupanshui－received 18,640 visits, 21.5 percent higher than in the