A string of performers wearing horse-head masks in Ciqikou, an ancient town in the Shapingba District of Chongqing municipality on Dec 10, 2013. [Photo by Yu Xiao/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.