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Ｂｅｙｏｎｄ　Ｎａｉｄｕｉｌａ　Ｍｏｕｎｔａｉｎ 　　 　　Indians giong through procedures for entry into Tibet at Natuila Mountain Mouth. 　　Editors Note: On July 6, 2006, Naiduila, a mountain pass connecting Tibets Yadong County and Sikkim, was unusually busy, attracting much attention from the world media. On that day, Sino-Indian border trade, halted for as long as 44 years, was formally reopened. The re-opening of Naiduila mountain pass symbolizes a new start for both China and India in their steadily improving relations. 　　 　　From Caravan Era to Modern Business 　　 　　Naiduila mountain pass is located on the border between Yadong County in Tibets Shigatse district and Sikkim. The altitude there is 4,545 meters, and it is 460 km from Lhasa and 550 km from Kolkata (Calcutta). It once served as the major land-route trade passage between China and India and was part of the ancient Silk Road. 　　Cering Wangdui remembered: At the age of 12, some 48 years ago, I led a horse-team with my father and hurried to the Naiduila mountain pass after a day and night journey. We sold milk tea and cabbage to the border people of India, and bought rice, salt and edible vegetable oil from them. At that time, there was no highway from Yadong to Natuila. 　　 　　A ceremony was held on July 6,2006 at Naiduila Mountain Mouth to mark the reopening of cross-border trade. 　　On July 6, 2006, when Sino-Indian border trade was opened again, Cering Wangdui was still doing business. But he did not have to be run about as of old because he owns a shop in the Renqengang Border Trade Market. 　　The eastern, southern and western sides of Yadong abut Bhutan, India and Sikkim respectively; there are 43 mountain passes opening to foreign countries in the county. Naiduila mountain pass is the major passage of exports and imports between China and India. 　　Businessmen from Chinas hinterland have been doing business with those from Middle, West and South Asia since over 2,000 years ago. In the 18th century, Calcutta became a