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Why Have Street-Side “Lanzhou Lamian” Restaurants Changed Their Name?
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zuì jìn最近zhōng guó中国hěnduōdì fāng地方delán zhōu兰州lā miàn拉面diànhuànlexīnzhāo pái招牌gǎi míng改名jiàoqīng hǎi青海lā miàn拉面le

Recently, many “Lanzhou Lamian” restaurants in China have put up new signs and changed their name to “Qinghai Lamian.”

hěnduōrénkě néng可能zhī dào知道yuán lái原来quán guó全国dà jiē xiǎo xiàng大街小巷delán zhōu lā miàn兰州拉面chà bu duō差不多yǒubǎi fēn zhī jiǔ shí百分之九十dōushìqīng hǎi青海rénkāide

Many people may not know that about 90 percent of the “Lanzhou Lamian” restaurants found on streets across the country were actually opened by people from Qinghai.

wèi shén me为什么qīng hǎi青海rényàoyònglán zhōu兰州demíng zì名字ne

Why did people from Qinghai use Lanzhou’s name?

shàngshì jì世纪bā shí八十nián dài年代yī xiē一些qīng hǎi青海rénwèi le为了gǎi biàn改变pín kùn贫困deshēng huó生活lí kāi离开jiā xiāng家乡wài dì外地kāimiàn guǎn面馆

In the 1980s, some people from Qinghai left their hometowns to open noodle shops elsewhere in order to improve their poor living conditions.

yīn wèi因为dāng shí当时lán zhōu兰州deniú ròu miàn牛肉面yǐ jīng已经fēi cháng非常yǒu míng有名wèi le为了xī yǐn吸引kè rén客人tā men他们jiùjiè yòng借用lelán zhōu兰州lā miàn拉面demíng zì名字

At that time, Lanzhou beef noodles were already very famous, so they used the name “Lanzhou Lamian” to attract customers.

wèi le为了shì yìng适应wài dì外地kè rén客人deshēng huó生活jié zòu节奏tā men他们miàndezuò fǎ做法biàn dé变得gèngjiǎn dān简单chū cān出餐gèngkuàijià gé价格gèngpián yi便宜

To fit the pace of life of customers in other places, they simplified the noodle-making process, served food faster, and lowered the prices.

jiùzhè yàng这样qīng hǎi青海rénlā miàn拉面diànkāidàolequán guó gè dì全国各地

In this way, people from Qinghai opened lamian restaurants all over the country.

dàn shì但是suí zhe随着zhè zhǒng这种miàn guǎn面馆yuè lái yuè越来越duōlán zhōu兰州rénkāi shǐ开始dān xīn担心le

However, as more and more of these noodle shops appeared, people in Lanzhou began to worry.

yīn wèi因为lán zhōu兰州běn dì本地deniú ròu miàn牛肉面fēi cháng非常jiǎng jiū讲究zuòtānglā miàn拉面deyāo qiú要求dōuhěngāo

This was because Lanzhou’s local beef noodles are made with great care, with high standards for both the broth and the hand-pulled noodles.

tā men他们jué de觉得jiē tóu街头shàngjiǎn dān简单kuài sù快速delán zhōu兰州lā miàn拉面chuán tǒng传统dewèi dào味道yī yàng一样yǐng xiǎng影响lelán zhōu兰州niú ròu miàn牛肉面demíng shēng名声

They felt that the simple, fast “Lanzhou Lamian” sold on the streets tasted different from the traditional version and harmed the reputation of Lanzhou beef noodles.

yú shì于是lán zhōu兰州kāi shǐ开始xiàngwài dì外地kāi diàn开店háishēn qǐng申请lezhuān mén专门deshāng biāo商标zhì dìng制定leyán gé严格dezuò fǎ做法biāo zhǔn标准gào sù告诉dà jiā大家shén me什么shìzhēn zhèng真正delán zhōu兰州wèi dào味道

So Lanzhou also began opening restaurants in other places. It applied for a special trademark and set strict preparation standards to show people what the real Lanzhou flavor is.

kàn dào看到lán zhōu兰州dezuò fǎ做法qīng hǎi青海delā miàn拉面rénmàn màn慢慢míng bái明白jièláidemíng zì名字bù néng不能yòngyī bèi zi一辈子

Seeing what Lanzhou was doing, Qinghai noodle makers gradually realized that they could not use a borrowed name forever.

zàidāng dì当地zhèng fǔ政府debāng zhù帮助xiàqīng hǎi青海kāi shǐ开始rèn zhēn认真dǎ zào打造shǔ yú属于zì jǐ自己delā miàn拉面pǐn pái品牌

With help from local governments, Qinghai began seriously building its own noodle brand.

xiàn zài现在hěnduōmiàn guǎn面馆lǎo bǎn老板dōuyuàn yì愿意zhǔ dòng主动huànshàngqīng hǎi青海lā miàn拉面dexīnzhāo pái招牌yīn wèi因为tā men他们duìzì jǐ自己xīn kǔ辛苦zuòchū lái出来demiànyuè lái yuè越来越yǒuxìn xīn信心

Now, many noodle-shop owners are willing to replace their signs with “Qinghai Lamian,” because they have become increasingly confident in the noodles they have worked so hard to make.

jiè yòng借用lesān shí三十duō nián多年demíng zì名字xiàn zài现在zhōng yú终于huán gěi还给lelán zhōu兰州

After using the name for more than 30 years, they have finally given it back to Lanzhou.

zài zhè在这jǐ shí几十niánqīng hǎi青海réndenǔ lì努力ràngquán guó全国réndōuxǐ huān喜欢shànglechīlā miàn拉面érlán zhōu兰州réndejiān chí坚持bǎo hù保护lechuán tǒng传统deyǐn shí饮食wén huà文化

Over these decades, the hard work of people from Qinghai has made people across China enjoy lamian, while the persistence of people from Lanzhou has protected traditional food culture.

xiàn zài现在liǎngwǎnmiàngè zì各自zǒushànglebù tóng不同dezhèshìyí gè一个guān yú关于qín fèn勤奋hù xiāng互相zūn zhòng尊重dehǎogù shì故事

Now, the two bowls of noodles are taking different paths. This is also a good story about hard work and mutual respect.

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