Hike on the Snake Mountain
Price: FREE
Where: Kunming Campus - Meet on the 8th floor
WHAT: Hike on the Snake Mountain
Who: Keats Students
Why:
Snake Mountain is a peaceful place that has fewer tourists. We will hike on the mountain to the top and see the Kunming city.
Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival
Price: FREE
Where: Keats School Cafeteria
WHAT: Have a nice hot pot dinner
Who: Students and Teachers
Why:
We will eat hot pot at the school and then make mooncakes to celebrate the mid-Autumn Festival.
Visit the Ancient Yunnan Amusement Park
Price: Split the Cost
Where: Meet at the school
WHAT: Visit the Ancient Yunnan Amusement Park
Who: Keats Students
Why:
This is a big amusement park next to the Dianchi Lake with beautiful view.
Make Shadow Puppets
Price: FREE
Where: Kunming Campus
WHAT: Culture Night
Who: Students
Why:
Shadow puppets are a traditional form of storytelling and entertainment that originated in ancient China and later spread to other parts of Asia. Let’s make shadow puppets and practice Chinese by story telling.
Try Peking Roas Duck
Price: Split the cost
Where: Kunming Campus - Meet on the 8th floor
WHAT: Foodie Night
Who: Keats students and teachers
Why:
Beijing roast duck, renowned for its crispy, glazed skin and succulent meat, is a celebrated symbol of Chinese culinary heritage.
Daytrip to Dongchuan
Price: RMB 252
Where: Kunming Campus - Meet on the 8th floor
WHAT: Visit Dongchuan
Who: Keats students
Why:
Dongchuan is a small county close to Kunming. It is famous for its red earth and potatoes.
Visit Baoguang Temple
Price: RMB 50
Where: Chengdu campus - meet on the 3rd floor
WHAT: Excursion
Who: Keats students
Why:
This 1,300-year-old Zen Buddhist temple near Chengdu, famed for its 500 vivid Arhat statues and Tang Dynasty pagoda, remains an active center of pilgrimage and meditation.
Day Trip to Tanhua Temple
Price: FREE
Where: Kunming Campus - Meet at 8th floor, and then take bus to Tanhua Temple
WHAT: Visit Tanhua Temple
Who: Students and Teachers
Why:
Tanhua temple is located in the east of Kunming. There are all kinds of flowers in Tanhua temple, no matter what season you can appreciate the beautiful flowers. There is a very typical Chinese Jiangnan style park in it. It is far from the city center, and it is a good place that you can relax and enjoy the peace.
Make Fānhuā
Price: FREE
Where: Chengdu campus - lounge
WHAT: Culture Night
Who: Keats students
Why:
Designated as Chinese Intangible Cultural Heritage, Fānhuā is a traditional folk paper toy and performance art where intricately folded paper constructions dramatically ‘bloom’ into diverse shapes—like flowers, lanterns, or animals—through skilled twisting and pulling of connected sticks.
Visit Chengdu’s Jinsha Site Museum
Price: Around RMB 100
Where: Chengdu campus - meet on the 3rd floor
WHAT: Excursion
Who: Keats students
Why:
Explore Bronze Age Shu Kingdom treasures, like the Sunbird gold foil, at Chengdu’s Jinsha Site Museum.