Haigeng Park
Price: bus – 4 yuan ticket – 20 yuan
Where: Take bus to Haigeng Park
WHAT: Trip to Haigeng Park
Who: Students and Teachers
Why:
Haigeng park is located next to the beautiful Dianchi lake. It is far away from the noisy city center and it is a very quiet park with beautiful scenery. It becomes a good choice for local people to have a leisure afternoon in weekends. There is a lawn inside so you can lie down on it and enjoy the sunshine of Kunming. You can join many interesting activities there like water-bike. We believe Haigeng park will leave a good impression for you and make your Sunday remarkable.
A Trip to the Bailong Market
Price: Cost: bus – 4 yuan ticket – Free
Where: Meet at Keats school and we will take bus to the Bailong Market
WHAT: Visit the Bailong Market
Who: Students and Teachers
Why:
Bailong Market is located in the northeast of Kunming. This market sells not only a lot of beautiful plants, but also lovely pets. There are various kinds of dogs, cats, rabbits and other commonly known pets. You will find some other very special pets, such as lizards, turtles, small pigs, etc. If you are interested in cute pets,of course you can’t miss this opportunity to go there.
Go to the nice coffee shop
Price: Bus ticket: 2 yuan Cost: coffee – around 50 yuan
Where: Meet at Keats school first, and then take bus to the coffee shop
WHAT: Enjoy some coffee and have a nice afternoon
Who: Students and Teachers
Why:
Kunming has a lot of coffee shops, but the one we will take you to is very special because the environment is quiet and comfortable. The most unique feature of this coffee shop is its coffee with the natural honey from Shangri-la. The taste of the coffee mixed with the honey is very unusual. You can also order some waffles, muffins or cookies. We want to present you a pleasant and relaxed afternoon. Let’s check it out.
A Trip to the Yunnan University
Price: Cost: bus – 2 yuan ticket – Free
Where: Meet at Keats school and take bus to the Yunnan University
WHAT: Visit the Yunnan University
Who: Students and Teachers
Why:
Yunnan University was founded in 1922, and it is located in the city center in Kunming. The green lake park is just next to it. Yunnan University is a comprehensive university. Yunnan university is one of the most beautiful universities in Yunnan province. Yunnan University has a lot of traditional Chinese buildings, which is a great feature of the university. This is a good place to feel the real Chinese university life. Why are you still waiting? Let’s go together!
Cross Bridge Rice Noodles
Price: Bus ticket: 2 yuan Cost: food – 30 yuan
Where: Meet at Keats school first, and then take bus to a rice noodle resturant
WHAT: Enjoy tasty cross bridge rice noodle
Who: Students and Teachers
Why:
The cross-bridge rice noodles are unique to all kinds of Chinese noodles. It is also one of the most favorite foods in Yunnan because it tastes so good and you need cook it by yourself even at a restaurant. The cross-bridge rice noodles are so attractive not only to the locals, but also to a large number of tourists. About the cross-bridge rice noodles, there is a very interesting story. If you want to learn about the story, please join us while we enjoy the tasty rice noodles.
A Trip to the Kunming Plants Research Center
Price: Cost: bus – 4 yuan ticket – 20 yuan
Where: Meet at Keats school first, and then take bus to Kunming plants research center
WHAT: Visit Kunming plants research center
Who: Students and Teachers
Why:
Kunming Plants Research Center is located in the north of Kunming, 12 kilometers from the city center. The park collects more than 4000 kinds of plants in Yunnan province, and a lot of them are China’s rare plants. The park has a very famous road with many ginkgo trees on both sides of the road. The trees show different colors in different seasons, which attracts lots of visitors for each season. Let’s meet at the school first and take a bus there.
Watch a Chinese Movie
Price: Free
Where: Keats Lounge
WHAT: Watch Chinese movie --Red Cliff
Who: Students and Teachers
Why:
Red Cliff is one of the famous Chinese movies, a John Woo’s film. It shows an important war in three kingdoms of Chinese history. There are two parts in total. We will play both for you. The movie is in Chinese, but there are English subtitles. After watching this movie, you will not only learn about the history during the three kingdoms, but also know some famous Chinese movie stars who are very popular among Chinese young people.
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.
Keats School’s 3rd International Cultural Festival
Price: Free
Where: Meet at Keats school first, and then walk there
WHAT: To celebrate Keats School’s 3rd International Cultural Festival
Who: Students and Teachers
Why:
Keats School will hold her third large school event next week —— Keats School’s 3rd International Cultural Festival. The theme of this event is “I Love My Hometown and I Love China”.
All Keats teachers and students will be gathered together to celebrate this spectacular festival. The core essence of this event is that teachers and students will give us fantastic shows. The teachers and the students in each class will sing Chinese songs that they picked. The most exciting and wonderful part is that every student will use a variety of ways to show their beautiful hometowns.
Each event at Keats School has fun games, and of course we will not miss any fun games for this coming event as well. Let’s count down to a feast of music and magic.
Learn a Chinese Song
Price: Free
Where: Keats Lounge
WHAT: Learn to Sing a Chinese Song
Who: Students and Teachers
Why:
One good way to learn Chinese is to learn Chinese songs. Music can bring you joyful feelings while you study Chinese in China. Music not only makes you feel that learning Chinese is not boring, but also can make it much easier to memorize words. You can also learn some more authentic Chinese expressions. Join us and learn Chinese through the beautiful Chinese music.