Guandu Ancient Town
Price: FREE
Where: Meet on the 8th floor
WHAT: Guandu Ancient Town
Who: Keats Students
Why:
The Guandu Ancient Town is the best place to explore the history and culture of Kunming. You can find the old architecture and local snacks here.
Try Kunming Cuisine
Price: Split the Bill
Where: Meet at school first, and then take bus there
WHAT: To try some tasty Kunming food
Who: Students and Teachers
Why:
Kunming cuisine is distinctive in Yunnan. You can always find your favorite foods in hundreds dishes. Spicy, salty, sour and so on, every dish will make you mouth running water. We recommend famous Kunming foods to you such as Cold and spicy rice noodles, steam pot chicken, fry er kuai, smoked doufu and etc. Please go with us to enjoy delicious cuisine.
Bo Bo Chicken
Price: Split the Bill
Where: Chengdu campus - meet on the 3rd floor
WHAT: Foodie Night
Who: Keats students
Why:
Bo Bo Chicken is a classic cold street snack from Leshan, popular all over Chengdu, a representative of Sichuan cuisine. Let’s try authentic Bo Bo Chicken at the night market tonight.
Visit Dong’an Lake Sports Park
Price: FREE
Where: Chengdu campus - meet on the 3rd floor
WHAT: Excursion
Who: Keats students
Why:
We’ll stroll along the lakeside greenway, admire the grand Universiade Stadium and Tang-style Dong’an Pavilion, and take photos of the stunning lake scenery.
Play Mahjong
Price: FREE
Where: Chengdu campus - lounge
WHAT: Culture Night
Who: Keats students
Why:
Mahjong (also spelled majiang) is a classic Chinese tile-based game for four players that involves skill, strategy, and luck, where players draw and discard tiles to form specific combinations and patterns.
Make Cloisonné Enamel Bookmark
Price: FREE
Where: Keats Cafeteria
WHAT: Make Cloisonné Enamel Bookmark
Who: Keats students
Why:
Yunnan is a place in China that has a long history of cloisonné enamel. Let’s make a bookmark using this technique guided by a teacher.
Zhuang brocade circular fan
Price: FREE
Where: Keats 8th Floor
WHAT: Zhuang brocade circular fan
Who: Keats students
Why:
You can take a Zhuang brocade fan as a unique ethnic souvenir.
Night Tour of Cuihu Lake
Price: FREE
Where: Keats 8th Floor
WHAT: Night Tour of Cuihu Lake
Who: Keats students
Why:
Stroll along the lake and enjoy the soft glow of lights reflecting on the water.
Visit Chunxi Road
Price: FREE
Where: Chengdu campus - meet on the 3rd floor
WHAT: Visit Chunxi Road
Who: Keats students
Why:
As Chengdu’s pulsating heart of commerce since 1924, Chunxi Road blends luxury flagship stores, neon-lit mega-malls like IFS (featuring its iconic rooftop panda sculpture), and hidden-century-old temples with bustling street food alleys, epitomizing the city’s seamless fusion of hyper-modernity and timeless Sichuanese culture.
Visit Yunnan Minority Village
Price: RMB 110
Where: Meet on the 8th floor
WHAT: Visit Yunnan Minority Village
Who: Keats Students
Why:
The Minority Village is the best place to see all kinds of minorities in Yunnan. It is a big park with minority architectures and culture.