In rural areas, a long bamboo tube is hung to boil water for cooking, which is called a pumping chimney, and a set of water-boiling tools made of bamboo tube is hung, which is called "shuttle hook" in Ningxiang dialect.

Pumping hookah, Chikan Street is a great achievement of hookah collection. Chikan people refer to hookah as Dalu Bamboo. As the name implies, authentic Dalu Bamboo is made of bamboo tubes, with big legs and small arms. Later, it was made of copper, aluminum and stainless steel, and even more, it was reformed with wine bottles. The hookah made of metal shines brightly under the sunlight, and the hookah made of wine bottle is crystal clear.

According to Master Zheng who made hookahs in Chikan:

The hookah is strictly selected, and the mother bamboo that has grown for many years is the most expensive. Its wall is thin and solid, and it can hold more water. The mouth of the hookah is 6 cm in diameter, and the shape is top-grade with chicken belly ribs, horns and horseshoe feet.

The work of the hookah is very exquisite, which requires smooth smoking and convenient slag discharge. A well-processed high-quality hookah can only be excellent if its backwater reaches 20 sounds. The hookah, which has been used for a long time, is black and shiny, just like a delicate handicraft.