"People are worried, " Yan Zhicheng, an elderly Shanghai resident, told AFP news agency.

BBC: China steps up bird flu precautions

An exhibition of Chinese painter Yan Pei Ming runs until 12 January.

BBC: Going global in Doha

"China still needs America's market, needs to keep the U.S. dollar strong, and also needs the U.S. to open its market to Chinese export, " said Yan Xuetong, an America-watcher in Tsinghua University.

CNN: Stakes are high for U.S., China during Clinton visit

Yan-yan, who quietly harbors aspirations to become a nurse, a teacher or an actress, displays a precocious understanding of how modern-day finances work.

CNN: When Everything Collapses

Yan, fresh from two Futures tournament triumphs but playing only his second ever match against an opponent ranked in the top 100, refused to be beaten and clawed a break back in game four with a winner down the line.

BBC: Andy Murray beats Bai Yan in round two in Shanghai

The hero who is celebrated varies by region: the romantic poet Qu Yuan is venerated in Hubei and Hunan Provinces, Wu Zixu (an old man said to have died while slaying a dragon in Guizhou Province) in South China, and Yan Hongwo in Yunnan Province among the Dai community.

UNESCO: Culture