Tourists take photos at Shimenjian scenic spot on Lushan Mountain in Jiujiang, East China's Jiangxi province, Feb 22, 2013. [Photo/Xinhua]
Monks pose for a photo on Friday in front of a thangka - a Tibetan scroll painting - during a Tibetan Buddhism festival at the Labrang Monastery in Gansu province. The monastery, which was founded in 1709, is a major venue for Buddhist ceremonies. [Photo/China News Service]
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.