Visit Fuxian Lake
Price: Split the Cost
Where: Kunming Campus - Meet on the 8th floor
WHAT: Visit the Fuxian Lake
Who: Keats Students
Why:
Enjoy a peaceful and beautiful weekend at Fuxian Lake.
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.
Visit the Western Hills
Price: FREE
Where: Kunming Campus - Meet on the 8th floor
WHAT: Visit the Western Hills
Who: Keats Students
Why:
Western Hills are located next to the Dianchi Lake. After hiking on the Western Hills, you will see the whole Kunming city.
Visit Tianfu Square
Price: FREE
Where: Chengdu campus - meet on the 3rd floor
WHAT: Excursion
Who: Keats students
Why:
As Chengdu’s symbolic heart and geographic center point, Tianfu Square radiates historical weight with its monumental Mao Zedong statue (1970s), encircled by the Yin-Yang Tai Chi mosaic, and framed by cultural giants like Sichuan Science Museum and Chengdu Museum beneath soaring modern towers.
Play Bowling
Price: Free
Where: Kunming Campus
WHAT: Sports Night
Who: Keats Students
Why:
Play bowling in China, what that experience could be?
Make a Lantern Lamp
Price: FREE
Where: Kunming Campus
WHAT: Make a Lantern Lamp
Who: Keats students
Why:
Ms. Zhou will teach you how to make a Chinese lantern lamp. It is a great time to do some handicrafts.
Make Water Fans
Price: FREE
Where: Chengdu 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 the Kunming Old Street
Price: FREE
Where: Meet on the 8th floor
WHAT: Kunming Old Street
Who: Keats students
Why:
Located in the city center, Kunming Old Street is the epitome of the history of Kunming with its ancient architecture and atmosphere.
Daytrip to Dongchuan
Price: RMB 252
Where: Kunming Campus - Meet on the 8th floor
WHAT: Visit Dongchuan
Who: Keats students
Why:
Dongchuan is a small county close to Kunming. It is famous for its red earth and potatoes.
Visit Baoguang Temple
Price: RMB 50
Where: Chengdu campus - meet on the 3rd floor
WHAT: Excursion
Who: Keats students
Why:
This 1,300-year-old Zen Buddhist temple near Chengdu, famed for its 500 vivid Arhat statues and Tang Dynasty pagoda, remains an active center of pilgrimage and meditation.