Flowers laid at former home of late Chinese ex-premier Li Keqiang

DINGYUAN, China – As dusk fell on a remote village in eastern China on Friday, a small group gathered around a mud and thatch house to pay tribute to its most famous resident – former premier Li Keqiang, who died on Friday aged 68. Once in the running to take over the country's top job before being passed over for President Xi Jinping, Mr Li had a relatively humble upbringing in rural Anhui province. On Friday, a cluster of bouquets was laid against the walls of his family home in Jiuzi village, Dingyuan county, where he lived throughout many of…