Victoria receives a "temperature whiplash" with summer snow and record cold temperatures after days of heatwave conditions.

"Every night, the snow village hosts light shows, fireworks displays and other cultural activities to offer visitors a top-tier ice and snow experience," Lu said.

"Covered in thick snow, with smoke rising from chimneys as the sun sets, the snow village of Erhe in winter is like a fairy-tale world," said Fu Ximin, a tourist from Anhui province. Rather than ...