A man hangs noodles on a wooden stick 4 meters above ground, one of the numerous procedures making fine dried noodles at the Chuehui township of Jiexing, Zhongjiang County, Sichuan Province, January 5 2019. For many, the best noodles are homemade and the making of fine dried noodles is extremely complicated and time-consuming. (Photos: IC)

A man hangs noodles on a wooden stick 4 meters above ground, one of the numerous procedures making fine dried noodles at the Chuehui township of Jiexing, Zhongjiang County, Sichuan Province, January 5 2019. For many, the best noodles are homemade and the making of fine dried noodles is extremely complicated and time-consuming.

A man hangs noodles on a wooden stick 4 meters above ground, one of the numerous procedures making fine dried noodles at the Chuehui township of Jiexing, Zhongjiang County, Sichuan Province, January 5 2019. For many, the best noodles are homemade and the making of fine dried noodles is extremely complicated and time-consuming.

A man hangs noodles on a wooden stick 4 meters above ground, one of the numerous procedures making fine dried noodles at the Chuehui township of Jiexing, Zhongjiang County, Sichuan Province, January 5 2019. For many, the best noodles are homemade and the making of fine dried noodles is extremely complicated and time-consuming.