Children hide under a lotus during the first Lotus Festival in Wufu town of Wuyishan city, East China's Fujian province, July 26, 2013. The festival will last until Oct 1. [Photo by Zouhong/Asianewsphoto]
An unusually heavy downpour hit Durban for two days before the BRICS summit's debut on African soil, but interest for a better platform for emerging markets were still sparked at the summit.