Top: An attendant hands a brochure to a passenger on the Beijing-Guangzhou high speed train which went into operation on Wednesday. Wang Zhongju / China News Service Above: Lu Yifan, 3, proudly displays his mother's ticket. Hou Yu / China News Service Below: A young man takes a photo of himself with an attendant before boarding G801 from Beijing to Guangzhou at Beijing West Railway Station. Wang Shen / Xinhua