Hundreds of mourners lay flowers at late Premier's Li Keqiang's childhood residence in eastern China
Hundreds of mourners have lined the streets and laid flowers near former Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s childhood residence, a day after he died of a heart attack HONG KONG -- Hundreds of mourners lined the streets and laid flowers near former Chinese Premier Li Ke qiang ’s childhood residence on Saturday, a day after he died of a heart attack. Li was born in Hefei in the eastern Chinese province of Anhui, where he spent most of his childhood and youth. People came overnight to Li’s former residence at Hongxing Road No. 80 with bouquets of chrysanthemums and other flowers. Some bowed in respect, while others cried. "Everyone is in sorrow," said Fei Wenzhao, who visited the site on Friday night. She said that the flowers laid out stretched 100 meters (yards). The road leading to the residence was closed to traffic Saturday afternoon to allow people to pay their respects. The line stretched hundreds of meters. Li, 68, was China’s top economic official for a decade, help...