Practising the bow for the prize giving ceremony. The training received is akin to those received by air stewardess, only a lot more stringent for these hostesses. No details however small are left out. In order for these prize giving hostesses to have the perfect posture, to move to their position fast, to turn in unison, to smile naturally, they are trained in these areas and are made to rehearse more than a thousand times over to perfect their every moves.
With a banner in the background that reads, "Olympic...Receive the Challenge," these hostesses go through gruelling trainig. The lady above is training these hostesses who are around 16 to 18 years old. 
The hostesses are required to wear heels of 5cm. With a book balanced on their head, and a file with loose papers between their thighs, they are required to stand for over an hour for their training. The book or the loose paper must not drop.
For their smile, they can't smile like in their normal days, the mouth must not open too wide, nor too small. Even for the teeth, they are required to show only 6 to 8 teeth. For their training, they bite onto a chopstick to get the correct feel.
Being trained on standing posture. The books on their head must not fall.
Even the posture of their fingers are not left out.
Models display the flow of Olympic awarding ceremonies during a conference to display sport presentations and awarding ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in the gym of Beijing Institute of Technology in Beijing, July 20, 2008.
Models display costumes of Olympic awarding ceremonies during a conference to display sport presentations and awarding ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in the gym of Beijing Institute of Technology in Beijing, July 20, 2008.
Models display costumes of Olympic awarding ceremonies during a conference to display sport presentations and awarding ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in the gym of Beijing Institute of Technology in Beijing, July 20, 2008.
Olympic Games volunteers clench their fists as they recite a pledge to 'serve with honour' during a conference to display sport presentations and awarding ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in the gym of Beijing Institute of Technology in Beijing, July 20, 2008.
Cheerleaders rehearse during a conference to display sport presentations and awarding ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in the gym of Beijing Institute of Technology in Beijing, July 20, 2008
Volunteers who will serve as etiquette stewardesses during the forthcoming Beijing Olympic Games attend a dancing training in Beijing, capital of China, July 24, 2008. A total of 337 etiquette stewardesses are receiving a strict closed training on their postures.
Volunteers who will serve as etiquette stewardesses during the forthcoming Beijing Olympic Games attend a dancing training in Beijing, capital of China, July 24, 2008. A total of 337 etiquette stewardesses are receiving a strict closed training on their postures. 
Volunteers who will serve as etiquette stewardesses during the forthcoming Beijing Olympic Games attend a dancing training in Beijing, capital of China, July 24, 2008. A total of 337 etiquette stewardesses are receiving a strict closed training on their postures.
A volunteer of the Tatar ethnic group who will serve as a etiquette stewardess during the forthcoming Beijing Olympic Games attends a training class in Beijing, capital of China, July 24, 2008. A total of 337 etiquette stewardesses are receiving a strict closed training on their postures. 
Volunteers who will serve as etiquette stewardesses during the forthcoming Beijing Olympic Games attend a dancing training in Beijing, capital of China, July 24, 2008. A total of 337 etiquette stewardesses are receiving a strict closed training on their postures
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