Photo taken on Jan 3, 2013 shows the snow-shrouded scenery at Gaomiao town of Hongya county, southwest China's Sichuan province. Gaomiao town, having a history of over 700 years, received heavy snowfall Wednesday evening. [Photo/Xinhua]
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.