STORY: Meet passenger service clerk known as "super brain" in NE China
SHOOTING TIME: recent footage
DATELINE: Feb. 4, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:55
LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China
CATEGORY: SOCIETY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of Jilin Railway Station
2. various of Zhang Tongyi reciting station names and drawing a schematic diagram
3. various of Zhang Tongyi at work
4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG TONGYI, Passenger service clerk at Jilin Railway Station
5. various of Zhang Tongyi at work

STORYLINE:

At Jilin Railway Station in northeast China's Jilin Province, passenger service clerk Zhang Tongyi is known as the "super brain" in the ticket office. 

Within 90 minutes, she can draw a schematic diagram of 807 railway stations nationwide. Within 60 minutes, she can recite the departure and arrival times of 16 regular-speed trains and 124 high-speed trains at Jilin Railway Station and the names of the stations along these trains' routes.

She said that by memorizing relevant information such as train schedules, passing stations and transfer stations, she can provide better services to travelers during the Spring Festival travel rush.

SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG TONGYI, Passenger service clerk at Jilin Railway Station
"No matter how hard or tiring my job is, I still love it. This is my biggest motivation."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Changchun, China.
(XHTV)