A 67-year old farmer poses for a photo at the Westerner Sunflower Garden in the Santao Modern Agriculture Demonstration Park in Minqin county, Gansu province, July 23, 2013. [Lance Crayon / chinadaily.com.cn]
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.