A file photo shows some Hindus bathing in the Mapam Yumco, or Lake Manasarovar, in Nagri Prefecture, western Tibet. It was said that the water of the Mapam Yumco Lake are like "pearls", which can help people erase the "sins of a hundred lifetimes". Every year, the Mapam Yumco attracts a large number of Hindus apart from Tibetan pilgrims,since Mapam Yumco,together with the Mt. Kailash, are regarded as the most sovereign holy lake and mountain in the hearts of Tibetan Buddhists and Hindus.[Photo/www.dili360.com]

China on Monday reopened a route in the sensitive Sino-Indian border area for pilgrims from India traveling to Tibet, a move analysts believe proves the commitment the two countries have toward upgrading mutual political trust and improving cultural exchanges.

A file photo shows some Hindus bathing in the Mapam Yumco, or Lake Manasarovar, in Nagri Prefecture, western Tibet. It was said that the water of the Mapam Yumco Lake are like "pearls", which can help people erase the "sins of a hundred lifetimes". Every year, the Mapam Yumco attracts a large number of Hindus apart from Tibetan pilgrims,since Mapam Yumco,together with the Mt. Kailash, are regarded as the most sovereign holy lake and mountain in the hearts of Tibetan Buddhists and Hindus.[Photo/www.dili360.com]
 
A file photo shows some Hindus bathing in the Mapam Yumco, or Lake Manasarovar, in Nagri Prefecture, western Tibet. It was said that the water of the Mapam Yumco Lake are like "pearls", which can help people erase the "sins of a hundred lifetimes". Every year, the Mapam Yumco attracts a large number of Hindus apart from Tibetan pilgrims,since Mapam Yumco,together with the Mt. Kailash, are regarded as the most sovereign holy lake and mountain in the hearts of Tibetan Buddhists and Hindus.[Photo/www.dili360.com]