Both~

The best noodles by far are those from the north, using real wheat as opposed to that slimey rice concoction they call noodles in the south. I like most Xi'an noodles. I personally like my noodles dry but nicely lubricated with some oil and with a nice, firm bite (al dente as they call it in Italy), and not floating in too much water that might as well have been scooped out from a toilet bowl. I think gan chao (dry fried) noodles are quite honest because you see what you get as opposed to having to fish it out of some murky water (yuk). I like my noodles the way I like men: upfront, clean, no pretences or dark secrets lurking beneath the surface.

I agree with the LanZhou La Mian.. yum! Also like Sichuan Province's Dan Dan Mian..

but keep yourself away from those packaged noodles..