Chinese pensioner hoards 7 rooms full of newspapers at home
Papers date back 30 years and hobby started to gain inspiration to write plays, news website reports
An elderly man in southern China has filled seven rooms full of old newspapers dating back more than 30 years because of his passion for writing, Chinese media reported.
Qi Jilin, 74, from Yongfu county in the Guangxi region, has been hoarding newspapers since 1985, the news website Qq.com reported.
His collection also includes magazines and books and is stored in his living room, bedroom and even the kitchen.
Qin developed a love for writing when he worked as a primary school teacher in Yongfu county back in the 1960s.
He was later transferred to the county’s art troupe to write plays because of the strength of his writing, but found playwriting difficult.
To deal with this problem, Qin began studying well formed sentences in newspapers and applied them in his plays.