Wong's character in Shanghai Express was the subject of John Yau's 1989 poem "No One Ever Tried to Kiss Anna May Wong", which interprets the actress' career as a series of tragic romances.
A personaxe de Anna May en Shanghai Express foi o tema do poema de 1989 de John Yau "No One Ever Tried to Kiss Anna May Wong", no que interpreta a carreira da actriz como unha serie de romances tráxicos.