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.
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.
Make Chinese Knot
Price: FREE
Where: Chengdu campus - meet on the 3rd floor
WHAT: Learn to Make Chinese Knot
Who: Keats Students
Why:
It looks difficult. You will never know that it is easy if you don’t try.
Burnt‑foil Painting
Price: FREE
Where: Kunming Campus - Meet on the 8th floor
WHAT: Culture Night
Who: Keats students
Why:
Burnt‑foil Painting is a Chinese intangible‑heritage craft that creates shimmering artworks with heated metal foil.
Sanse Road Night Market
Price: FREE
Where: Chengdu campus - meet on the 3rd floor
WHAT: Night Market
Who: Keats students
Why:
Neon lights by Jinjiang River, trendy street food at Sanse Road
Visit Du Fu Thatched Cottage
Price: Split cost
Where: Chengdu campus
WHAT: Excursion
Who: Keats students and teachers
Why:
Du Fu Thatched Cottage preserves the tranquil bamboo-shaded retreat where China’s revered Tang Dynasty poet penned masterpieces, blending reconstructed heritage with whispering gardens.