Price: bus – 4 yuan       ticket – 20 yuan

Where: Meet at Keats school 16th floor and take bus to the Daguan Park

WHAT: Visit the Daguan Park

Who: Students and Teachers

Why:

Daguan park, one of the famous and historical parks in China, has the longest couplet in China. It is located next to the Dianchi lake. Taking an excursion to the Daguan Park is a great way to enjoy the beautiful spring in Kunming. You can view Western Hills called the “Sleeping Beauty” and the peaceful Dianchi lake. Let’s go and enjoy the flowers while it is still extremely cold in other cities of China.

Price: Around 60 Yuan per person

Where: Meet at school and walk to the hot pot restaurant

WHAT: Enjoy a tasty hot pot dinner

Who: Students and Teachers

Why:

The Chinese hot pot has a history of more than 1,000 years. It is one of the Chinese dietary culture. We recommend a good hotpot restaurant to you, let’s go.Let’s enjoy this food together! 

Price: Free

Where: Keats Lounge

WHAT: Watch a Chinese movie with English Subtitle

Who: Students and Teachers

Why:

We will recommend one of best movies of Zhang Yimou who is top 5 directors in China. If you want to know Chinese people’s daily life in the end of Qing Dynasty, welcome to join this week’s Chinese corner. After the movie, we will discuss about this movie in Chinese.

Price: bus-2 yuan  ticket- 30 yuan

Where: 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. During Jan. to Feb. It is the best time to visit there, because there is a camellia Show.

Price: 30 yuan

Where: Meet at the school first, and then walk to the restaurant

WHAT: Enjoy some tasty Yunnan flavor snacks

Who: Students and Teachers

Why:

Kunming not only offers beautiful scenery and great weather, it also has delicious food. Every dish has its own special quality, including all flavors such as sweet, sour, salty, and spicy. So, There’s something for everyone! Let’s enjoy this food together! 

Price: bus - 4 yuan  bread for seagulls - 10 yuan

Where: Lake Dianchi

WHAT: Visit the Lake Dianchi

Who: Students and Teachers

Why:

Lake Dianchi is located at the foot of  Western Hills south-west of Kunming city in Yunnan Province. During Dec. to Feb. Every December to every February, there will be more than 20,000 seagulls that Come all the way from Siberia to Kunming for the Winter. There Seagull give to Kunming a beautiful scenery every year. You not only can take pictures of these seagulls you can also feed them.

Price: 10 Yuan

Where: Yuantong Temple

WHAT: Visit the Yuantong Temple

Who: Students and Teachers

Why:

Yuan tong temple is one of the famous temples in Yunnan province. It is a must go place in Kunming. There are many interesting legends from there. If you are very interested in getting to know more about Yunnan’s history and Chinese buddism culture, we welcome you to join us to take a wonderful tour in the Yuantong Temple.

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.

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!

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!