Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway will be launched and the train crews were known as “Gao-sisters” or “High Sisters” and it undoubtedly become the public focus. With height of above 1.65 meters, good looks and uniforms, the “High Sisters” must keep smiling when answering questions or providing meals, their level of service is comparable to flight attendants.
With different professional background though, they have taken every detailed training in a three-months-long course, such as standing practice for physical grace with a book atop head, smiling practice with a piece of chopsticks between teethes. Their training standards did not lose that of flight attendants.
Each with an educational background as a graduate of junior college or above, they can speak standard mandarin Chinese and fluent English. The train chief said, compared to other rail lines, the high-speed line between Beijing and Shanghai will see more foreign visitors, so it require attendants to have basic English conversational skills and offer services in multiple languages. Meanwhile, the “High Sisters” need to know human and geography-related knowledge along the 23 stops; visitors can freely answer all questions.
















