Highest port in China's Xizang opens

A new land port serving as a gateway between southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region and Nepal began operation on Monday. 　

The Lektse port is the highest port and the fourth land port in China's Xizang, following the ports of Zham, Gyirong, and Burang. 　

With a total investment of 400 million yuan (about 55.7 million U.S. dollars), Lektse port in Zhongba County, Xigaze, has long served as a salt and grain trading point between China and Nepal.