A chef of Hui ethnic group shows how to make wide Lanzhou beef stretched noodles in Lanzhou City, capital of Gansu Province, on June 19. Lanzhou beef noodles, swimming in a clear soup garnished with white radish, red chilies, green caraway and yellow noodles, is the most famous local snack in Lanzhou. The noodles can be cut in wider or slimmer sizes to meet different preferences. Boys like er xi (a little wider), while girls like the slimmer ones; the middle-aged and the elderly prefer jiuyezi (leek leaf) and maoxi (slimmer), whereas scholars prefer the slimmer and jiuyezi kind. Farmers, soldiers and workers prefer the wide or very wide variations. [Photo/Gscn.com.cn]