*Inrecentyears,LamiannoodleshavebecomeacallingcardandimportantindustryinnorthwestChina,includingtheprovincesofQinghaiandGansu.

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*Currently,thereare166,000peopleengagedintheLamiannoodlesindustryinthecityofHaidong,accountingforthemajorityofQinghai"stotal.ThoseHaidongnoodlesmakershavesofaropened27,700restaurantsinover280citiesathomeandabroad.

*SincetheBeltandRoadInitiativewasproposed,LanzhoubeefLamiannoodleshaveenteredmorethan40countries.Thefood"smajorbrandshaveopenedover500restaurantsinJapan,Malaysia,NewZealandandothercountries.

XINING/LANZHOU,April16(Xinhua)--Lamiannoodles,orhand-pullednoodles,isatraditionalChinesedish.IthasavarietyofappetizingflavorssuchasQinghaiLamiannoodlesandLanzhoubeefLamiannoodles.

Inrecentyears,LamiannoodleshavebecomeacallingcardandimportantindustryinnorthwestChina,includingtheprovincesofQinghaiandGansu.

InQinghai,thereare199,500peopleengagedintheLamiannoodlesindustry,whilemorethan35,000LanzhoubeefLamiannoodlesrestaurantshavebeensetupinGansuandmanyotherregionsnationwide,creatingjobsforover600,000peopleandgeneratinganannualturnoverofabout65billionyuan(about9.47billionU.S.dollars).

ThesuccessfuldevelopmentoftheLamiannoodlesindustryhashelpedpeopleblazeapathofpovertyalleviationandprosperity.SincethelaunchoftheBeltandRoadInitiative,morenoodlesmakershavepursuednewbusinessopportunitiesinBeltandRoadcountriesandregions,sharingthisChineseflavorwithmorepeopleworldwide.

PATHOFPROSPERITY

MaXueming,41,isfromHualongHuiAutonomousCountyinthecityofHaidong,Qinghai.In2002,Maleftthepoverty-strickenmountainouscountyandopenedaLamiannoodlesrestaurantinShanghai.

Astove,achoppingboard,severaltablesandchairs.His30-square-meterrestaurantopenedtothepublicsoonafterhereachedShanghai,whichbecamethestartingpointofhisbusinessjourney.

ThisphototakenonApril5,2023showsthreebowlsofjust-cookedLamiannoodlesatanoodlerestaurantrunbyMaXueminginXining,northwestChina"sQinghaiProvince.(Xinhua/GengHuihuang)

"Ihadtoworkformorethan10hourseveryday.Afteraday"swork,Icouldn"tevenliftmyarmsbutstillhadtostickwithit.Livingagoodlifewasmymotivation,"Marecalledhisstartupexperience.

TastyandauthenticLamiannoodleswonmoreandmorecustomersforMa.By2005,hehadopenedthreeLamiannoodlesrestaurantsinShanghai,earningatotalincomeof100,000yuanin2005.

Ma"sbusinessisexpanding.HehassetuphisownLamiannoodlesbrand.Atpresent,hehasover60noodlesrestaurantoutletsnationwide,includingfranchisedones.Thenoodlessouphedevelopedhasbeensuppliedtomorethan2,000Lamiannoodlesrestaurantsacrossthecountry.

AsisthecaseforMa,abowlofLamiannoodleshaschangedthelivesofmanypeople.InHaidong,dubbed"thehometownofLamiannoodles,"72,600peoplehadbeenliftedoutofpovertybyengagingintheindustryasof2021.

Currently,thereare166,000peopleengagedintheLamiannoodlesindustryinHaidong,accountingforthemajorityofQinghaiProvince"stotal.ThoseHaidongnoodlesmakershavesofaropened27,700restaurantsinover280citiesathomeandabroad,andthecity"sLamiannoodlesindustrysawanoperatingincomeofaround13billionyuanin2022.

OVERSEASEXPANSION

Thisyearmarksthe10thanniversaryoftheBeltandRoadInitiative.AsculturalandbusinessexchangesfurtherdeepenamongcountriesandregionsformingpartoftheInitiative,ChineseLamiannoodlesmakersareseekingnewbusinessopportunitiesthere.

In2003,MaFanglinfromHaidongwentwithherfamilytoLanzhou,capitalofGansuProvince,toruntheirfirstLamiannoodlesrestaurant.Overthenext20years,theyopenedmorerestaurantoutletsintheChinesecitiesofXi"anandChangsha,andnowherhusbandrunsoneinKualaLumpur,Malaysia.

"WeopenedtheLamiannoodlesrestaurantinKualaLumpurin2016anditssizeismorethan200squaremeters.Itsturnoverpermonthisaround200,000yuan,"saidMa."Localpeoplehaveadietaryhabitsimilartoours,whilewehavealsodevelopedinnovativedishestosuitthelocalcustomsthere."

YeXiaolong,a34-year-oldnativeofHaidong,openedaLamiannoodlesrestaurantinSihanoukville,Cambodia,in2019."AbowlofLamiannoodlesonlycosts5U.S.dollarshere.It"sverypopularamonglocalsbecauseofitsaffordablepriceandgoodtaste,"saidYe,whohasthreeCambodianemployees.

"MyuncleisdecoratingaLamiannoodlesrestaurantinBangkok,whichwillopensoon,"saidYe."Moreandmorepeoplecangetatasteofthisfood,whichopensawindowforthemtounderstandChinesefoodcultureandChina."

HanYulongprocessesLamiannoodlesathisLamiannoodlerestaurantinHaidong,northwestChina"sQinghaiProvince,onFeb.8,2023.(Xinhua/GengHuihuang)

AccordingtoChenJianhong,directoroftheHaidongmunicipallocalbrandindustrycultivationandpromotionbureau,bytheendof2022,Haidong"sLamiannoodlesmakershadopenedaround40restaurantoutletsinmorethan10countriesandregionsalongtheBeltandRoad.

FOODCULTURESPREADING

LiangShunjianisverybusythesedays.Laterthismonth,hewilltravelwithagroupofLamiannoodlesmakersfromLanzhoutoAuckland,NewZealand,whereaLanzhoubeefLamiannoodlesrestaurantwillopensoon.

Atthisrestaurant,visitorscanbothtastedeliciousfoodandlearnhowtomakeit,withprofessionalnoodlesmakersguidingthematthisdual-purposevenue.

LiangwasaLamiannoodlesmakeryearsago.In2018,thefoodcompanyheestablishedco-foundedtheLanzhoubeefLamiannoodlesinternationalallianceandtheXinglongLanzhoubeefLamiannoodlesinternationalbusinessschooltohelptrainprofessionalLamiannoodlesmakersandspreadthisChinesefoodoverseas.

"OurstudentsnotonlycomefromChinabutalsofromforeigncountries.Currently,morethan1,000LamiannoodlesmakerswehavetrainedworkinoverseasLamiannoodlesrestaurants,"saidLiang."TheynotonlymakealivingfromthisskillbutalsoservethisChinesetastetomorepeople."

SincetheBeltandRoadInitiativewasproposed,LanzhoubeefLamiannoodleshaveenteredmorethan40countries.Thefood"smajorbrandshaveopenedover500restaurantsinJapan,Malaysia,NewZealandandothercountries,saidLiang."ChineseLamiannoodlesaregoingglobal."■

(Videoreporters:LiLinhai,GengHuihuang,andDuoLei;videoeditors:ZhangQiru,WeiYin,ZhengXin,andZhangYucheng)