Carpenter's shop a showcase of local history

Collection unveils a community's daily life and colorful times

Strolling in Wuzhen's Nanzha, one will come across private museums displaying articles for daily life that local people used in older times.

Yang Yuefu, 72, runs a carpentry shop at No 82 Nandajie Street, in Nanzha. The 20-square-meter shop houses many old items he collected from residents, such as 3-inch shoes for women who had their feet bound, old-fashioned luggage, and a bride's red dress with embroidery.