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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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!

Price: Free

Where: Meet at Keats school first, and then take bus to the museum

WHAT: Visit Yunnan Provincial Museum

Who: Students and Teachers

Why:

Yunnan Provincial Museum is a comprehensive museum. It is located in Wuyi road of Kunming and it was established in August 1951. Yunnan Provincial Museum has a great collection of  ancient bronze, ancient coins, ceramics, calligraphy, painting, stamps and various handcrafts, which have more than 200 thousand years of history. This is the best place for you to know about Yunnan’s culture and history. Let’s get the amazing trip started!

Price: Free

Where: Keats Lounge

WHAT: Learn to Play to Chinese Chess

Who: Students and Teachers

Why:

Chinese Chess or Xiangqi, is a very popular game in China. It has thousands of years history in China. It is suitable for all age groups. Containing the traditional Chinese philosophies, Chinese Chess has strict rules and a complete system, which are very helpful for your logic training and also it is a good way of entertaining. Welcome to enjoy this activity！

Price: bus – 2 yuan       ticket – 30 yuan

Where: Yuantong Park

WHAT: Visit the Yuantong Park and Enjoy the Malus spectabilis

Who: Students and Teachers

Why:

Yuantong Park, located in Kunming city center，is the old zoo in Kunming. Now there are still many lovely animals in it. Besides many animals, the March of every year, around thousands of cherry trees and more than one thousand Malus spectabilis will bloom in the park. Please don’t miss the beautiful scenery. We wait for you at the school and take to the wonderland.