Crew members of the Haixia, a high-speed passenger ferry sailing between Pingtan and Taichung in Taiwan, took part in a photo shoot on September 28 to celebrate the opening of a new route from Pingtan to Taipei.

The crew members posed for the photos in their uniforms and the shoot lasted from morning to evening.

The crew will demonstrate new and decent demeanors on the ferry, according to a human resource manager with the operating company.

Haixia was launched in November 2011 and has regularly been sailing between Pingtan and Taichung in Taiwan, transferring both people and cargo

The maiden voyage of the new route took place after the National Day holiday, on October 8.

Edited by Chen Zhilin and Niva Whyman