潢川貢面，歷史上稱"光州貢面"。此面系清油兌水鹽合細面粉，經過拌、揉、發酵、盤條、上架、拉扯、涼曬、截切等十多道工序制成。　　
       
    據《光州志》載：唐代、潢川已生產掛面，當時"風銷華夏，奪魁九州"，被人們稱為"光州魁面"。傳說，到宋朝時，光州州官令工人將這種面去其頭尾，取其中間，勻截成20公分左右的長度，用紅綠紙卷成園筒形，每筒半斤，作為禮品進獻給宮廷，宋仁宗食后，大贊："美哉，光州貢面"！從此光州精制的筒裝掛面，以"貢面"之稱聞名于世。 　
       
    潢川掛面有近千年的歷史，生產精制的筒裝貢面已有七百年左右，因此制作場坊遍及城鄉，所產之面，暢銷省內外。解放后，特別是黨的十一屆三中全會以來，貢面生產蓬勃發展，而且質量越來越好。現在的潢川貢面，條細如絲，中空如管，半斤一筒，色潔如銀，包裝美觀，攜帶方便，宜于保藏，便于食用。下鍋就熟，久不粘湯。清水下，爽利可口；兌湯下，香甜味美。營養價值高。且易于消化。所產數萬斤，尚供不應求。 潢川貢面已收入《中國名食錄》。



    Huangchuan Tribute Noodles, also called Guangzhou Tribute Noodle, which are made by oil, water and flavor and goes through tens of processes like stirring, rubbing, fermenting, steeling wire rod, grounding, dragging, drying in the sun, cutting off, etc.
      
    According to the document Guangzhou Record, Huangchuan had began to make fine dried noodles in as early as Tang Dynasty. Later, it was called Guangzhou Tribute Noodles for people’s praise to it: it’s sold all around our country and is the winner of all kinds of food. It’s said that in Song Dynasty, the official of Guangzhou asked to cut off its head and end, leave its middle parts and cut them into the ones with the length of about 20 centimeters. He covered each one fourth kilo into cylindric with red and green paper in order to tribute them to the Emperor. The King gave them a very high praise after his eating. From then on, the purified barrel packaging noodles in Guangzhou enjoyed its reputation as Tribute Noodles.
      
    Huangchuan Tribute Noodles have a history of nearly one thousand years and about 700 years for purified barrel packaging noodles so that the workshops spread in urban and rural areas and the noodles are sold all around the province. After the establishment of the People’s Republic of China, especially after the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh CPC Central Committee, the producing of this kind of noodles booms and the quality is becoming better and better. Nowadays, the Huangchuan tribute noodle is as slender as a shred, which has a silver color and fine packaging. They are convenient to carry, keep and eat. Cooked in pure water, they are fresh and cool, while in thick soup, they are fragrant and delicious. They are digested easily and high nutritious. Nowadays, they can’t satisfy consumer’s demand even though the yield has reached to thousands of kilo. Huangchuan Tribute Noodles have also been listed in the book Chinese Famous Food Record.