Chinese Tea Tasting
Price: FREE
Where: Kunming Campus - Meet on the 8th floor
WHAT: Chinese Tea Tasting
Who: Keats Students
Why:
We will prepare several types of Chinese tea for you to taste. We will also introduce Chinese tea culture.
Make Gold Foil Paintings
Price: FREE
Where: Chengdu campus - meet on the 3rd floor
WHAT: Culture Night
Who: Keats students
Why:
Gold foil painting (金箔画) is a traditional Chinese art form that involves creating intricate designs and images using thin sheets of gold foil, often resulting in luxurious and visually striking artworks.
Nanping Street Night Market
Price: FREE
Where: Keats 8th Floor
WHAT: Night Market
Who: Keats students
Why:
Let’s stroll through Nanping Street Night Market, the most bustling downtown commercial block in Kunming.
Visit Fuqin Market
Price: FREE
Where: Meet at the Chengdu campus
WHAT: Visit Fuqin Night Market
Who: Keats Students
Why:
Chengdu Fuqin Night Market is a bustling and aromatic open-air food market that offers a vibrant taste of local street food culture and lively evening entertainment.
Visit Yunnan Minority Village
Price: Split the Bill
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.
Visit Sanxingdui
Price: Around RMB 200
Where: Chengdu campus - meet on the 3rd floor
WHAT: Excursion
Who: Keats students
Why:
This archaeological site in Sichuan, renowned for its 3,000-year-old, otherworldly bronze masks and towering sacred trees, rewrites early Chinese civilization with artifacts unlike anything found in the Yellow River valley.
Trip to the Yuantong Temple
Price: FREE
Where: Kunming Campus - Meet on the 8th floor
WHAT: Trip to the Yuantong Temple
Who: Students
Why:
Please join us for a half-day trip to the famous Yuantong Temple. We will meet at the school first and then take a bus to the park.
- Learn the history behind the Yuantong Temple
- Led by a Keats teacher and practice your Chinese
- Great Opportunity to learn about the Buddism culture in China
Visit Chengdu People’s Park
Price: FREE
Where: Chengdu campus - meet on the 3rd ploor
WHAT: Visit Chengdu People's Park
Who: Keats students
Why:
Established in 1911, Chengdu People’s Park is the city’s iconic green oasis where locals sip tea at century-old Heming Teahouse (鹤鸣茶社), socialize in the lively matchmaking corner (相亲角), row lotus-fringed boats, and unwind amidst historic sites and bustling yet tranquil gardens.
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.
Try Sichuan Malatang
Price: Split cost
Where: Chengdu campus
WHAT: Foodie night
Who: Keats students and teachers
Why:
In Chengdu—the spiritual epicenter of Sichuan cuisine—fiery chili and numbing peppercorns dance with masterful subtlety in iconic dishes like mapo tofu and dandan noodles, weaving a complex tapestry of málà heat, aromatic spices, and layered umami that embodies China’s most thrilling culinary tradition.