{"id":87748,"date":"2011-12-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelstartblg.wpenginepowered.com\/three-reasons-to-visit-beijing-in-2012\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T13:50:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T13:50:30","slug":"three-reasons-to-visit-beijing-in-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/three-reasons-to-visit-beijing-in-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Reasons to Visit Beijing in 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Beijing is a long haul destination<\/strong> and for that reason it often slips off the radar of South Africans looking to holiday in the Far East and China. <a title=\"South African Airways Flight Bookings\" href=\"http:\/\/travelstart.co.za\/static.jsp?pageName=south-african-airways-flight-bookings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SAA<\/a> recently revealed their new <strong>direct flight to Beijing from Johannesburg<\/strong> and suddenly the Chinese capital is looking a whole lot more accessible to South Africans in 2012 \u2013 which just so happens to be the Chinese year of the Dragon.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/beijing-skyline.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21735\" title=\"beijing-skyline\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/beijing-skyline.jpg\" alt=\"Beijing Skyline\" width=\"570\" height=\"420\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Travelstart Paid Search Specialist <strong>Lin Zhao<\/strong> is originally from Henan Province in China and she\u2019s been to Beijing on many occasions. There\u2019s nothing like a bit of local insight to get the travel bugs biting so I asked Lin for her recommendations for <strong>South Africans visiting Beijing<\/strong>. After coming back to me with a whole host of attractions, I\u2019ve narrowed them down and here\u2019s her top 3 picks for must see <strong>Beijing attractions in 2012<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<h3>See in the Chinese New Year at the Lantern Festival<\/h3>\n<p>If Eastern culture fascinates you then the <strong>Beijing Lantern Festival<\/strong> is a must. Taking place in Beijing, the Lantern Festival marks the end of the Chinese New Year festivities (Chinese New Year starts on the 23<sup>rd<\/sup> January 2012). At night children carry lanterns as a symbol of good luck and hope, and parades are held all around the city of Beijing.<\/p>\n<p>Be on the streets of Beijing from around the <strong>6<sup>th<\/sup> February 2012 for the Lantern Festival<\/strong>.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/forbidden-city.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-21737\" title=\"forbidden-city\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/forbidden-city.jpg\" alt=\"Forbidden City\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>The Forbidden City<\/h3>\n<p>Modern Beijing meets old with a visit to the Forbidden City. This ancient Chinese palace has long been one of China\u2019s greatest attractions and lies in the centre of Beijing. Nowadays it\u2019s a <a title=\"UNESCO World Heritage Site\" href=\"https:\/\/travelstartstg.wpenginepowered.com\/whats-a-unesco-world-heritage-site\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UNESCO World Heritage Site<\/a> and boasts a collection of the finest Chinese artifacts.<\/p>\n<h3>Birds\u2019 Nest Stadium<\/h3>\n<p>Built for the 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing\u2019s quirky <em>Bird\u2019s Nest<\/em> Stadium (<strong>Beijing National Stadium<\/strong>) still wows architectural fundi\u2019s the world over for its eccentric design. The stadium hosts up to <strong>30 000 visitors a day<\/strong>, many saying it is the contemporary pride and joy of the People\u2019s Republic.<\/p>\n<h2>[NEW] Direct Flights to Beijing from South Africa<\/h2>\n<p>The new <a title=\"South African Airways\" href=\"http:\/\/travelstart.co.za\/static.jsp?pageName=south-african-airways-flight-bookings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South African Airways<\/a> <strong>flights from South Africa to Beijing<\/strong> are nonstop and long haul &#8211; <strong>15 hours<\/strong> in total from Johannesburg to Beijing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/beijing-birds-nest-stadium.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21738\" title=\"beijing-birds-nest-stadium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/beijing-birds-nest-stadium.jpg\" alt=\"Beijing Birds Nest Stadium\" width=\"570\" height=\"420\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can book flights to Beijing on SAA with Travelstart or take advantage of the Beijing holiday package which includes return flights and 5 nights\u2019 accommodation at a 4-Star hotel with breakfast daily for just <strong>R10,990 per person sharing<\/strong>. This holiday package is available to <a title=\"2012 Beijing Holiday Package\" href=\"http:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/static.jsp?pageName=travelbar_package_BJS_2\" target=\"_self\">book now<\/a> and travel dates are during September 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Find out how to get a <a title=\"Apply for a Chinese Visa in South Africa\" href=\"https:\/\/travelstartstg.wpenginepowered.com\/china-visa-application-requirements-for-south-african\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chinese Visa in South Africa<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beijing is a long haul destination and for that reason it often slips off the radar of South Africans looking to holiday in the Far East and China. 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