Make Water Fans
Price: FREE
Where: Kunming campus - cafeteria
WHAT: Culture Night
Who: Keats students
Why:
A Shuǐshàn (water fan) is a traditional Lingnan-region Chinese paper craft that magically unfurls intricate patterns or vibrant colors when touched by water, transforming from a folded form into an artistic display.
Visit Wuhou Shrine
Price: Split cost
Where: Chengdu campus
WHAT: Excursion
Who: Keats students and teachers
Why:
Wuhou Shrine, China’s sole temple merging rulers and ministers, honors the legendary strategist Zhuge Liang amid tranquil gardens, ancient cypresses, and moss-draped stone tablets of the Three Kingdoms era.
Visit Kunming Museum
Price: Free
Where: Meet at Keats school, and walk to Kunming museum
WHAT: Visit Kunming museum
Who: Students and Teachers
Why:
Kunming Museum was built in September 1997. It is located in the city center, close to Keats school, 15 minutes’ on foot. Kunming museum is a comprehensive museum with interesting exhibitions such as Flying Tigers, photography of old Kunming, precious bronze collection. What’s important is that it has the oldest Buddhist pagoda of Kunming inside. Let’s immerse ourselves in the wonders of history.
Try Skewered Delights
Price: Split cost
Where: Chengdu campus
WHAT: Foodie night
Who: Keats students and teachers
Why:
Chengdu’s iconic street feast of skewered delights — from tender meats to crisp veggies — plunged into communal cauldrons of bubbling, tongue-tingling málà broth, where every bite is a DIY adventure in spicy-numbing perfection.
Visit the Dwarf’s Kingdom
Price: Split the cost
Where: Meet at the Kunming campus
WHAT: Visit the Dwarf's Kingdom
Who: Keats students
Why:
Step into a whimsical world where fairy tales come to life—the Dwarf’s Kingdom invites you to explore enchanting miniature landscapes and rediscover your sense of wonder.
Visit Jiaochang Middle Road
Price: FREE
Where: Kunming campus - 8th floor
WHAT: Visit Jiaochang Middle Road
Who: Keats Students
Why:
Stroll down Jiaochang Middle Road and lose yourself in a dreamy canopy of purple-blue jacarandas—capture the fleeting magic of spring in full bloom.
Try Dry Pot
Price: Split Cost
Where: Chengdu campus
WHAT: Foodie night
Who: Keats students and teachers
Why:
Chengdu’s dry pot obsession — wok-seared meats, veggies, and chilies tossed in a fiery-savory spice blend, served sizzling in an iron cauldron until edges crisp into umami-packed, communal glory.
Visit Rongchuang World of Sea
Price: Split the bill
Where: Meet at the school
WHAT: Visit Rongchuang World of Sea
Who: Keats Students
Why:
Kunming Rongchuang World of Sea is a unique attraction that offers you an immersive experience of a beach-like environment despite being located inland.
Green Lake
Price: FREE
Where: Meet on the 8th floor
WHAT: Green Lake
Who: Keats Students
Why:
The Green Lake is in the central part of Kunming, which is also close to Keats. We will go there by bus.
Visit Qingyang Palace
Price: FREE
Where: Chengdu campus
WHAT: Excursion
Who: Keats students and teachers
Why:
Qingyang Palace, Chengdu’s oldest and grandest Daoist temple founded in the Tang Dynasty, enchants visitors with its iconic twin bronze goats, intricate Ming-era halls, and meditative gardens resonating with ancient philosophy.