Aroma of Chinese Lamian noodles wafts to Belt and Road countries

STORY: Aroma of Chinese Lamian noodles wafts to Belt and Road countries DATELINE: April 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: XINING/LANZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese Lamian noodles industry 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): MA XUEMING, Chinese Lamian noodles restaurant owner STORYLINE: Lamian noodles, or hand-pulled noodles, is a traditional dish that originated in northwest China. In recent years, Lamian noodles have become a calling card and an important industry for the provinces of Qinghai and Gansu. In Qinghai, about 199,500 people are 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, generating an annual turnover of about 65 billion yuan (about 9.47 billion U.S. dollars). The successful development of the Lamian noodles industry has helped people blaze a path of poverty alleviation and prosperity. Since the launch of the Belt and Road Initiative, more noodl

Xinhua Headlines: Aroma of Chinese Lamian noodles wafts to Belt and Road countries

Xinhua Headlines: Aroma of Chinese Lamian noodles wafts to Belt and Road countries

(230416) -- XINING/LANZHOU, April 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 5, 2023 shows three bowls of just-cooked Lamian noodles at a noodle restaurant run by Ma Xueming in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province. (Xinhua/Geng Huihuang)

Xinhua Headlines: Aroma of Chinese Lamian noodles wafts to Belt and Road countries

Xinhua Headlines: Aroma of Chinese Lamian noodles wafts to Belt and Road countries

(230416) -- XINING/LANZHOU, April 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Han Yulong processes Lamian noodles at his Lamian noodle restaurant in Haidong, northwest China's Qinghai Province, on Feb. 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Geng Huihuang)