A tourist takes photos of the Hukou Waterfall of the Yellow River from the site in Jixian county, North China's Shanxi province, Sept 12, 2013. [Photo/Xinhua]
A traditional Chinese opera performer from Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province shows face changing stunts during the annual road show launched by the World Tourism Cities Federation (WTCF) in Wangfujing, the famous commercial pedestrian street in Beijing, Sept 12, 2013. [Kuang Linhua/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.