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.
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.
Day Trip to Yunnan Nationalities Village
Price: Cost: Ticket —— 120 Yuan Bus —— 2 Yuan
Where: Meet at Keats school first, and then take bus to Yunnan nationalities village
WHAT: Visit Yunnan nationalities village
Who: Students and Teachers
Why:
There are 56 minorities in China and 26 of out 56 minorities groups are living in Yunnan, so Yunnan is rich in minority culture, folk art, cuisine, customs, etc. Because all these minority groups live in different places of Yunnan, visiting all of them and learning about their cultures can be a hard thing. But don’t worry! We will take you to a wonderful place that has all Yunnan minority groups. It is Yunnan Nationalities Village. You only need to spend a day and then enjoy the Yunnan’s minority culture. Why are you still waiting? Let’s go together!
Appreciate the Chinese Traditional Music
Price: Free
Where: Keats Lounge
WHAT: Appreciate the Chinese traditional music
Who: Students and Teachers
Why:
Chinese music style is very unique, because we have a lot of traditional musical instruments, such as Erhu、Guzheng、Pipa、Hulusi and so on. The materials to make Chinese traditional musical instruments come from nature, so the sound of them are very close to the sounds of birds, river, wind, insect and so on. When you hear it in a very quiet environment, you will feel like you are in the nature. Please enjoy it together with us.
Yunnan Cuisine
Price: Bus ticket: 2 yuan Cost: food – 60 yuan
Where: Yunnan Cuisine Restaurant
WHAT: Enjoy a tasty Yunnan cuisine dinner
Who: Students and Teachers
Why:
Yunnan cuisine is similar to Sichuan cuisine, but the taste of Yunnan cuisine is not as spicy as Sichuan food. Because there were a lot of mountains in Yunnan province, many ingredients of Yunnan cuisine come from the mountains such as the delicious wild vegetables and mushrooms. In general, Yunnan food is rather healthy. Join us and we can’t wait for a fabulous dinner.
Day Trip to Flowers and Birds Market
Price: Bus-2 yuan
Where: Flowers and Birds Market
WHAT: Visit Flowers and Birds Market
Who: Students and Teachers
Why:
Kunming flowers and birds market is on the Yongdao street in Kunming city center. It is opened in 1983. At the beginning, there were only a few people who sold some flowers and stones. Several years later, as the business was getting better and better, the market attracted many visitors. Now, you can all kinds of Yunnan special products here. It has also become a very worth visiting place in Kunming. We will wait for you at the school to take you to the market.
Play Mahjong
Price: Free
Where: Keats Lounge
WHAT: Learn to Play to Chinese Mahjong
Who: Students and Teachers
Why:
Mahjong, orginated in China, is commonly played by four players. The origin of mahjong is widely discussed and one possible origin suggests that Confucius, the Chinese philosopher, developed the game in about 500 BC. The rules of mahjong are complicated, but don’t worry, we are here to help. Once you master all the rules, you will be attracted by the charm of it. Welcome to enjoy this activity!
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