Our annual list of China's Richest Businesspeople will surely be the talk of Beijing, Shanghai and several other centers of commerce in the world's fastest-growing major economy.

FORBES: Fat of the land

Shen Feiyu runs one of Shanghai's largest restaurant chains and is dabbling in economy hotels.

FORBES: The Bed Business

"It will probably take more than one interest-rate cut to put the economy on an upward trajectory, " said Howhow Zhang, head of research at Shanghai consulting firm Z-Ben Advisors.

WSJ: China Rate Cut Spooks Asia Markets