However, his wife had no hiking experience and had a bit of trouble adjusting to the intensity and tough natural environment, especially the relatively poor accommodation conditions.

"Seeing her experience those tough nights, I comforted her that I would build a nice house here in the future," Wang says.

In July, Wang's cliff hotel opened to the public and was instantly booked up by adventurous travelers.

Sun Yu from Kunming, capital of Southwest China's Yunnan province, stayed at the hotel during its trial run early this year.

"It's exciting to live in a nice modern place, deep in nature," Sun says.

"I saw clouds dancing around the mountain peak in the morning, resembling a fairyland, and watched stars through the glass ceiling in the evening."

Although pandemic prevention and control measures have seen Wang halt operations for August, he believes it's only a matter of time before travelers come back.

One can take in a full view of the two snow mountains framed by the room's window.