A disciple of the Emei school of Chinese martial art beats a drum to herald the beginning of the 4th International Emei Wushu Festival of Sichuan, China. [Huang Zhiling/www.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.