Chengdu Yulin Street
Price: FREE
Where: Chengdu campus - meet at the school
WHAT: Market night
Who: Keats students and teachers
Why:
Yulin Street transforms from sleepy residential lanes by day into Chengdu’s buzzing nocturnal hub, where hipster cafés, indie boutiques, and fiery hotpots ignite after sunset.
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.
Try Yunnan Food
Price: Split the Bill
Where: Kunming Campus - Meet at the school
WHAT: Foodie Night
Who: Keats students
Why:
Yunnan cuisine is renowned for its unique and delicious dishes, featuring a flavorful broth with various toppings.
Practice Martial Arts – Baduanjin
Price: FREE
Where: Keats School
WHAT: Sports Night
Who: Keats students
Why:
Unlock the secret to gentle strength and inner calm—practicing Baduanjin martial arts harmonizes breath, movement, and energy for a healthier, more balanced you.
Face painting
Price: FREE
Where: Chengde Campus - Meet on the 3th floor
WHAT: Culture Night
Who: Keats students
Why:
Face painting in Chinese opera is a traditional art that uses colorful patterns to symbolize characters’ personalities and traits.
Visit Chengdu Museum
Price: FREE
Where: Chengdu campus
WHAT: Excursion
Who: Keats students
Why:
Chengdu Museum unveils 4,500 years of Sichuan civilization through 200,000 treasures — from Jinsha gold masks and Han dynasty storyteller sculptures to Qing dynasty puppets — housed in a soaring bronze-clad landmark near Tianfu Square.
Make Water Fans
Price: FREE
Where: Kunming campus - cafeteria
WHAT: Culture Night
Who: Keats students
Why:
A Shuǐshàn (water fan) is a traditional Lingnan-region Chinese paper craft that magically unfurls intricate patterns or vibrant colors when touched by water, transforming from a folded form into an artistic display.
Visit Wuhou Shrine
Price: Split cost
Where: Chengdu campus
WHAT: Excursion
Who: Keats students and teachers
Why:
Wuhou Shrine, China’s sole temple merging rulers and ministers, honors the legendary strategist Zhuge Liang amid tranquil gardens, ancient cypresses, and moss-draped stone tablets of the Three Kingdoms era.
Visit Kunming Museum
Price: Free
Where: Meet at Keats school, and walk to Kunming museum
WHAT: Visit Kunming museum
Who: Students and Teachers
Why:
Kunming Museum was built in September 1997. It is located in the city center, close to Keats school, 15 minutes’ on foot. Kunming museum is a comprehensive museum with interesting exhibitions such as Flying Tigers, photography of old Kunming, precious bronze collection. What’s important is that it has the oldest Buddhist pagoda of Kunming inside. Let’s immerse ourselves in the wonders of history.
Try Skewered Delights
Price: Split cost
Where: Chengdu campus
WHAT: Foodie night
Who: Keats students and teachers
Why:
Chengdu’s iconic street feast of skewered delights — from tender meats to crisp veggies — plunged into communal cauldrons of bubbling, tongue-tingling málà broth, where every bite is a DIY adventure in spicy-numbing perfection.