Letter from Chinese Deputy Ambassador to an Indian tourist

On August 20,2016, one of Indian Kailash Manasarovar Yatris wrote to Liu Jinsong, Charge d’Affaires of the Chinese Embassy in India to express thankfulness for Liu’s calling before the fourth batch of Yatra set out their journey to Chinese Tibet and share the happiness of completing the Yatra smoothly.

It was written in the letter that “with your good wishes and blessing of God Shiva, our Yatra completed without any difficulties.”, “everything was normal fare and lovely”, “the accommodation facilities developed on the way is also very nice”, and “during our Chinese Tibet stay, we all were very much comfortable everywhere”. The Indian friend ended the letter with sincere wishes for India-China friendship by saying “we wish to have more comfortable environment between both the countries in future”.

On August 29, Liu Jinsong wrote back to the Indian friend, emphasizing the endeavor of the leaders, governments and people of China and India on the new pilgrimate route laid a solid foundation for the smooth Yatra, and naming Indian yatris to Kailash Manasarovar as folk Ambassadors of China-India friendship. Liu also invited the Indian friend and his family to attend the Reception for Chinese Natioanl Day to be held in New Delhi at the end of this September.
The full text of the reply letter by Liu Jinsong is as following:

“ Dear Indian Friend,

I’m very glad to hear from you. Your letter transported me back to the nice time in Delhi with you and other friends of the Batch No. 4 Kailash Manasarovar Yatris via Nathu La Pass-the new pilgrim route, before you set out on the journey.

I am happy from the bottom of my heart to learn that your Yatra completed without any difficulties. Beside “blessing of god” mentioned in your letter, the endeavor of the leaders, governments and peoples of China and India on the new pilgrim route also laid a solid foundation for the smooth Yatra.

In September 2014, President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached an important consensus in opening the new prigrimage route of Kailah Manasarovar Yatra via Nathu La Pass.

Before the opening of the new route in 2015, an advance team led by the then Chinese Ambassador Le Yucheng took a ground paving mission along the new pilgrimage route.

Despite adverse natural conditions and very limited time, new reception centers and hotels were built, roads and bridges constructed,professional guides and interpreters trained, stay points and medical emergency service prepared, gratis visa provided efficiently, and Indian chef cooking authentic Indian vegetarian diet sponsored, by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, the Chinese Embassy in India and local governments in the Tibet Autonomous Region with joint efforts.

What you mentioned in the letter, such as “the accommodation facilities developed on the way is very nice” and “you are very much comfortable everywhere”, is the highest praise to us. And we will continue to provide best services for the Yatra in the future.

I really appreciated your best wishes for the China-India friendship.

China and India are close neighbours and enjoy close connections. We share mountains and rivers, history and culture, and a bright future as well. China and India account for more than one third of the total population of the world. Joining hands together, we may envisage a better and brighter future, not only for China and India, but also for Asia and the world.

You and other Indian friends travelling to Kailash Manasarovar are not just yatris, but also modern Indian “Xuanzang” and folk ambassadors taking the responsibility of passing friendship of the two peoples from generation to generation.

I sincerely invite you and your family to attend the National Day Reception held by the Chinese embassy in Delhi at the end of September.

I look forward to seeing you soon in Delhi.

Yours sincerely
Liu Jinsong

Charge d’Affaires of the Chinese Embassy in India ”