The stick men of Chongqing (China)

These stick-men (locally known as the bang bang- 棒棒 ) help people to carry their groceries or other heavy things over the ups and downs of Chongqing. You can hire them around shopping areas; they wait with their long bamboo poles (bang zi). They will tie your stuff to the pole, haul it up their shoulders, and walk along with you to your place.