Learn to Play Chinese Mahjong – FREE
Price: Free
Where: Keats Lounge
WHAT: Learn to Play to Chinese Mahjong
Who: Students and Teachers
Why:
Mahjong is a game that originated in China, commonly played by four players. Similar to the Western card game rummy, mahjong is a game of skill, strategy and calculation and involves a certain degree of chance.
Keats Annual International Cultural Festival on June 28
Price: Free
Where: Meet at the school, and we will walk to a mysterious place.
WHAT: To celebrate our annual International Cultural Festival
Who: All the students and teachers
Why:
- Fill up our stomach with a mouth-watering selection of delicious refreshments.
- Enjoy performances representing traditional and modern China.
- Have fun with various Chinese style carnival games and win prizes!
Kunming Wild Animal Zoo
Price: 3 yuan for the bus, 50 yuan for the zoo
Where: Meet at the school first, and then take a bus to the zoo
WHAT: Visit Kunming Wild Animal Zoo
Who: Students and Teachers
Why:
Let’s go to see pandas!
Learn to Play Chinese Card Game
Price: Free
Where: Keats Lounge
WHAT: Learn to Play to Chinese Card Game
Who: Students and Teachers
Why:
Please remember to sign up for this free activity by Saturday on the white board at Keats Info Center. We look forward to having you in our game. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us 159-6949-7719.
Golden Temple This Sunday
Price: Bus - 2 yuan; Ticket - 30 yuan
Where: Meet at the school first and take a bus to the Golden Temple
WHAT: Visit the Golden Temple
Who: Students and Teachers
Why:
Golden Temple is located in the east of Kunming. The Golden Temple was first built in the 30th year of Emperor Wanli’s rule (1602) in the Ming Dynasty. It is a great way to learn about Chinese history, especially what it was like in Kunming in Ming Dynasty.
Learn to Play Chinese Chess This Sunday
Price: Free
Where: Keats Lounge
WHAT: Learn to Play to Chinese Chess
Who: Students and Teachers
Why:
Chinese chess has a long history in China and it is one of the most popular board games in China. You may randomly see many people are gathering together around a chessboard on the street. You may be curious about what they are doing. Actually, other than Mahjong, Chinese chess has become a must-play game everyday for many Chinese. If you want to learn how to play Chinese chess, you are very welcome to our Chinese cultural activity this weekend.
Chinese Hot Pot on April 7th
Price: Bus- 2 yuan, hot pat around 50 yuan per person
Where: Meet at the school 16th floor and take a bus to the restaurant
WHAT: Enjoy a tasty hot pot dinner with yunnan flavor
Who: Students and Teachers
Why:
Dinner Plan
Chinese Corner Tomorrow – Movie Watching
Price: Free
Where: Keats Lounge
WHAT: Watch a Chinese movie with English subtitle
Who: Students and Teachers
Why:
We will watch one of best movies of Zhang Yimou, who is a very famous director in China. This film gives you a better clue of Chinese ancient culture and Chinese traditions. If you want to learn more about Chinese people’s daily life at the end of Qing Dynasty, welcome to join this week’s Chinese corner. In order to help students learn Chinese and create an immersion environment, we will discuss about this movie in Chinese after the movie. Anyone is welcome to join us no matter how much Chinese you know because the teacher will lead the discussion and we will help you practice the sentence patterns you have learned in class.
Dai Flavor Restaurant This Weekend
Price: Free
Where: Meet at the school first and take a bus to the Dai Flavor Restaurant
WHAT: Dinner at Dai Flavor Restaurant
Who: Students and Teachers
Why:
Dai food is one of delicious foods in China. The flavor is sour and spicy. There are many interesting and delicious dishes. This Sunday you have a chance to experience it and explore Chinese minority culture.
Learn a Chinese Song this Weekend
Price: Free
Where: Keats Lounge
WHAT: Learn to Sing a Chinese Song
Who: Students and Teachers
Why:
“月亮代表我的心” is one of the most popular Chinese songs. Its lyrics is very beautiful and easy enough for many Chinese learning students to study. Beautiful melody will help you have a grasp of modern Chinese pop music. Come to learn it! After you know how to sing this song, don’t forget to sing it in KTV.