Day Trip to Tanhua Temple
Price: FREE
Where: Kunming Campus - Meet at 8th floor, and then take bus to Tanhua Temple
WHAT: Visit Tanhua Temple
Who: Students and Teachers
Why:
Tanhua temple is located in the east of Kunming. There are all kinds of flowers in Tanhua temple, no matter what season you can appreciate the beautiful flowers. There is a very typical Chinese Jiangnan style park in it. It is far from the city center, and it is a good place that you can relax and enjoy the peace.
Visit East Suburb Memory
Price: FREE
Where: Chengdu campus - meet on the 3rd floor
WHAT: Excursion
Who: Keats students
Why:
Born from a 1950s state-owned electronics factory, East Suburb Memory is Chengdu’s electrified creative nucleus where Soviet-inspired smokestacks loom over graffiti-splashed galleries, indie concert halls, retro cafés, and industrial relics reanimated as avant-garde art spaces and digital media hubs.
Play Billiards
Price: FREE
Where: Kunming Campus
WHAT: Sports Night
Who: Keats Students
Why:
Let’s enjoy the sports night!
Make Mother-of-Pearl Inlay Crafts
Price: FREE
Where: Kunming Campus
WHAT: Make Mother-of-Pearl Inlay Crafts
Who: Keats students
Why:
Discover the beauty of mother-of-pearl inlay, a treasured Chinese intangible cultural heritage.
Make Fānhuā
Price: FREE
Where: Chengdu campus - lounge
WHAT: Culture Night
Who: Keats students
Why:
Designated as Chinese Intangible Cultural Heritage, Fānhuā is a traditional folk paper toy and performance art where intricately folded paper constructions dramatically ‘bloom’ into diverse shapes—like flowers, lanterns, or animals—through skilled twisting and pulling of connected sticks.
Visit Mayuan Market
Price: Free
Where: Kunming Campus - meet on the 8th floor
WHAT: Market Night
Who: Keats Students
Why:
Kunming Mayuan is a well-preserved traditional Bai ethnic village in Kunming’s Chenggong District, renowned for its historic architecture and cultural heritage.
Visit Dujiangyan
Price: RMB 200
Where: Chengdu campus - meet on the 3rd floor
WHAT: Excursion
Who: Keats students
Why:
This UNESCO-listed 2,200-year-old irrigation system near Chengdu, engineered without dams in 256 BCE, still tames floods and waters farmland today as the world’s oldest surviving hydraulic project.
Day Trip to Puzhehei
Price: Split the Bill
Where: Kunming Campus - Meet on the 8th floor
WHAT: Day Trip to Puzhehei
Who: Keats Students
Why:
Puzhehei is a scenic area in Yunnan Province, China, renowned for its stunning karst landscapes, clear lakes, and vibrant ethnic culture. You will take the high-speed train to get there.
Hike on the Snake Mountain
Price: FREE
Where: Kunming Campus - Meet on the 8th floor
WHAT: Hike on the Snake Mountain
Who: Keats Students
Why:
Snake Mountain is a peaceful place that has fewer tourists. We will hike on the mountain to the top and see the Kunming city.
Visit Kuanzhai Alley
Price: FREE
Where: Chengdu campus - meet on the 3rd floor
WHAT: Excursion
Who: Keats students
Why:
Kuanzhai Alley, a meticulously preserved Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) district in Chengdu, interweaves ‘Wide Alley’ (宽巷子), ‘Narrow Alley’ (窄巷子), and ‘Well Alley’ (井巷子) to offer a living tapestry of Sichuan courtyard homes (四合院), sizzling street snacks, artisan crafts, and teahouse serenity amidst revived historical architecture and contemporary cultural energy.