The handling number (keel slope lifter) is also known as the "lifting gang number", which is a kind of song sung by the lifters in Wushan County, Chongqing City, with strong regional characteristics, reflecting the local laborers' diligence and bravery, aesthetic taste and simplicity, as well as the love of life, yearning and pursuit of the beautiful quality.
Chongqing, formerly known as Yuzhou, is one of China's important economic, cultural and transportation centers, and is known as the "Capital of the Eight Dimensions".
The keel slope bearer has a history of 1,000 years, originating in the area of Miaoyu Town, Wushan County, Chongqing. At present, due to the popularization of modern means of transportation, the traditional handling methods are gradually changing, and the number of workers is on the verge of extinction, and it is urgent to take measures to rescue and protect.
The Keel Slope Lifter has won a number of awards and honors, including the Chongqing Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Project. The acquisition of these awards and honors has further promoted the inheritance and development of the handling number. It contains the unique spiritual outlook and way of thinking of the people of Wushan, Chongqing, is a witness of history and a reflection of reality, has far-reaching practical significance for the protection and development of traditional culture in Chongqing, and also has great research value in many fields such as folklore, psychology and ethnology.