A series of photos showing college students celebrating Christmas by playing in artificial snow has recently caused a sensation online.

Sichuan Southwest Vocational College of Civil Aviation produced the artificial snow, using it to decorate the school's campus on Christmas Eve. By giving students this classic Christmas experience, the school hopes students will be better equipped to work with foreign clients in the future.

Many students and even teachers put on costumes, dressing up as Mrs. Claus and Santa in addition to dancing and offering presents to passersby. Many handmade crafts were also sold around campus, in an imitation of typical European Christmas markets. Those students who had never traveled to the north enjoyed their first experience with snow, albeit fake snow, with most professing amazement at the sight and taking countless photos.

Activities like this one, part of the school's culture education week, are intended to reinforce students’ faith in their own country while simultaneously helping them to form open and inclusive attitudes toward other cultures.