Last month, a mysterious pile of books appeared outside the historic Bearn Apartments in Shanghai. This week, Sixth Tone’s sister publication, The Paper, tracked down the family their owner: a 95-year-old scholar of religion, Huang Yong. (1/5) According to his son, Huang moved into the building in 1956. An avid collector — he never threw anything away — he gradually accumulated 10,000 volumes accumulated over 7 decades. (2/5)

Update: Three more people have died in Wuhan, bringing the total number of casualties from the novel coronavirus to six. All of the deceased had underlying health conditions and were over 48 years old.
ow.ly/8Sz950y0EOr At least nine people in Hubei have died from #WuhanCoronavirus, according to a press conference Wednesday by the National Health Commission.