Aroma of Chinese Lamian noodles wafts to Belt and Road countries
China DailyXINING/LANZHOU -- Lamian noodles, or hand-pulled noodles, is a traditional Chinese dish. In Qinghai, there are 199,500 people engaged in the Lamian noodles industry, while more than 35,000 Lanzhou beef Lamian noodles restaurants have been set up in Gansu and many other regions nationwide, creating jobs for over 600,000 people and generating an annual turnover of about 65 billion yuan. Those Haidong noodles makers have so far opened 27,700 restaurants in over 280 cities at home and abroad, and the city's Lamian noodles industry saw an operating income of around 13 billion yuan in 2022. As cultural and business exchanges further deepen among countries and regions forming part of the Initiative, Chinese Lamian noodles makers are seeking new business opportunities there. Later this month, he will travel with a group of Lamian noodles makers from Lanzhou to Auckland, New Zealand, where a Lanzhou beef Lamian noodles restaurant will open soon.