On April 15, workers packed rice noodles at the packaging workshop of a rice noodle producer in the Changde Rice Noodle Industrial Park. (Drone Photo/Chen Sihan, Xinhua)

Changde rice noodle is a traditional food in Changde City, Hunan Province. In 2020, it was approved as a national geographical indication (GI) trademark. There are now 31 medium and large-sized rice noodle manufacturers in Changde. Their daily production capacity can surpass 500,000 kilograms, thanks to the introduction of high-standard intelligent production lines and digital management systems.

On April 15, a worker spread out rice noodles on a cooling line in the cooling workshop of a rice noodle manufacturer in the Changde Rice Noodle Industrial Park. (Photo/Chen Sihan, Xinhua)

On April 15, workers weighed and packed the rice noodles in the packing workshop of a rice noodle manufacturer in the Changde Rice Noodle Industrial Park. (Photo/Chen Sihan, Xinhua)

On April 15, workers packed the rice noodles in the packing workshop of a rice noodle manufacturer in the Changde Rice Noodle Industrial Park. (Photo/Chen Sihan, Xinhua)

On April 15, a worker handled raw materials for making rice noodles in the fermentation workshop of a rice noodle manufacturer in the Changde Rice Noodle Industrial Park. (Photo/Chen Sihan, Xinhua)

On April 15, a worker observed the fermentation conditions of the raw materials for making rice noodles in the fermentation workshop of a rice noodle manufacturer in the Changde Rice Noodle Industrial Park. (Photo/Chen Sihan, Xinhua)

This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Yu Jiangjiang

Chinese source: Xinhua