Chuanjiang haozi ('labour songs') is a form of folk singing, led by a labor singer and accompanied by boatmen, in order to unify action and rhythm.

川江号子是川江船工们为统一动作和节奏，由号工领唱，众船工帮腔、合唱的一种一领众和式的民间歌唱形式。

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This is, of course, self-serving stuff, intended to show that New Labour folk, unlike the Tories, are careful stewards of the economy and in particular, what a good idea it was to give the Bank of England control over interest rates.

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