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- Phuket has,
aside of
sun, sea, beach and great scenery another face, you can see and
explore this in Phuket Town.
Phuket's history originate in the beginning of
the 11th century, the
first inhabitants of what is now known as Phuket were the sea
gypsy’s today called Moken in Thai language and Salone in Myanmar or
Burma, actually they are the same. Over time they also have been
named Negrito's. It seems to be that they have been the indigenous
people of South East Asia.
It is difficult to figure that out
exactly since there are no written records of the history of
this people of
the South East Asia has been told only via legends from the older to
newt generation,
some of this legends you can find here.
The first known name of Phuket was Junk Ceylon, name was
written on Portuguese sea navigation maps. One much earlier trace of Junk Ceylon
is in a book written in 157 AD. by Greek philosopher Cladius Ptolemy.
He wrote that by traveling to the Malay peninsula, one will pass a
island whith the name Junk Ceylon. The position of Junk Ceylon
was given as between
the latitudes of 6 N and 8 N which is the position of today Phuket.
Junk Ceylon with its bays offered a
excellent protection against bad weather results. After Phuket become also known as Thalang
which is the Town between the airport and Phuket Town of today. The
Mon people from the area between Bago and Thaton of southern Myanmar
or Burma were also known as Thalangs, actually there was a
continuous interaction over time due to the proximity.
In 1785 troops from neighboring Burma, today Myanmar tried to invade Phuket. Two Phuket ladies had
the courage to stand up and defend the Island in the name of the
King of Thailand. The former governor’s widow, Chan, and her sister Muk
organized the defense which lasted nearly a month. Since the Burmese troops
run out of supplies they had to withdraw. |
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The
king of Thailand gave the noble titles of Thao Thep Krasattri and Thao
Si Sunthontitel to the heroic sisters. At present day the two sisters were honored by their very own statue which stands
at the Tha Ruea circle one can see it on the way from Phuket
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Traders,
mainly from Europe choose Phuket as domicile because
of the geographic position it was a ideal place for
trading between Europa and Asia. Between the period
of 1681 and 1685 Phuket was even administered by the French
missionary Renee Charbonneau.
Phuket Town Chinese Temple |
During the 15th
century Phuket Island was a leading tin mining
place, this was mainly done by Chinese immigrants
who worked the tin mines.
One
of the legacies of the Chinese of that time are
the few marvelous villas in Phuket Town in a
splendid Sino - Portuguese architecture. A mixture of Chinese
and Portuguese Style elements. |
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Portuguese adventure
where the first European arriving in Phuket,
Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia and gave
architectural influence to the area. |
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During the reign of King Rama V through towards the end
of King Rama VI (1868 - 1925) Sino - Portuguese architecture
gained the highest popularity. During this period tin mining
was at his peak and a rapid economic grow was on. Most of
the tin miner were Chinese immigrant who had a prosperous
business.
More interesting buildings of Phuket Town are around
Phang Nga, Yaowarat, Dibuk and Krabi road. |
Sunrise at Chalong Bay a short
distance south of Phuket Town
Phuket Town bars and nightclubs
Phuket Town bars and nightclubs show
Motocyc or small motor bikes ride to
the beach Phuket Town Thailand |
Phuket Town
lost a lot of its bustling flair
after some huge shopping malls came up on the
western fringe of Phuket Town and the malls are
still rising one after the other.
But in the evening
Phuket Town still starts on afterburner
with myriads of restaurants, bars and nightclubs plus sing - song
and karaoke places, called Cafe, plus some coyote go go bars
and discos.
All this places in Phuket Town are mostly frequented by
Thai, there are almost no foreigners around, some more on the
Phuket Nightlife subject here.
The
air is still clean in Phuket Town, its much better than in
Penang but the
traffic is increasing exponentially and the infrastructure planning
in Phuket
could be done somehow more sophisticated.
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Myriads of chaotic motocyc (Thaiglish for small motor
bikes and scooter) are
all over Phuket - not giving the others a millimeter
of space and leading to unbelievable accidents.
Phuket Town is not a beach Town beside it borders the
Andaman sea directly, there is a small harbor mainly for the
ferries
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Phuket Town House Sino-Portuguese architecture
Phuket Town Villa Sino-Portuguese architecture
Phuket Town House Teak Wood architecture
Phuket Town Loi Kratong Festival
Phuket Town Songkran or Water Festival
Phuket Town selling souvenirs |
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to Phi Phi Island. But Phuket Town has for sure all the
marks of a real Asian Town
The Phuket Tsunami had no impact at Phuket Town since
the Tsunami banged into the west coast of Phuket Island,
means Patong Beach, Karon Beach, Kata Beach etc. Phuket Town
is on the east side of Phuket Island. You can find all kind of Phuket accommodation, Phuket
bungalows, Phuket guest house, Phuket hotels in Phuket Town.
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Phuket Town Orchid Red |
Phuket Town Orchid Dark Red |
Could be just the right place for your Phuket
holidays on Phuket island.
Plenty of orchid nurseries
around Phuket orchid Town.
Orchid
Nurseries or Orchid Farm as they call it are in
Phuket Town and elsewhere on Phuket Island. |
Phuket Town Orchid Yellow |
Phuket Orchid |
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Phuket is a genuine tropical Town with all the
positive and negative sides. Phuket Town is also the biggest
Town in Phuket Province and you will find everything here
what you need for your stay on Phuket Island, including the
Thai Immigration for extending visa etc. Phuket Town offers great massage parlors, Phuket Spa,
several big, modern hospitals and several clinics for
plastic and cosmetic surgery.
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One of the most important activity in Phuket Town is...go
shopping ! Phuket Town has lots of small shops full of
art, antiques, fashion,
excellent restaurants - many Chinese, travel
agents and a lot of small roads with old
fashioned houses. Phuket houses in Phuket Town sometimes
look a little bit rotten but this is the Phuket Town
tropical style and you can find exiting things there, from
Chinese Antiques to Phuket Art Galleries and
sophisticated Thai style restaurants, its
all there, the restaurants are a little bit
more expensive but they offer good food in a
stylish setting, the people around are not
as organized as elsewhere but this the
native aura, everything clear ? Naturally
there are plenty of other shops for a
real exotic shopping experience in Phuket
Town. Also several
art galleries with paintings in very
special styles and here there is real artist
paintings, not like in Patong.
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Phuket Town Shopping for genuine Chinese
Antique |
Phuket Town Shopping for genuine Chinese
Antique and Furniture |
- The most
fascinating, most strange, most masochistic etc.
festival in Phuket Town is the Vegetarian Festival
in September - October.
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Strange things start
to happen every year on the first day of the
ninth month of the Chinese lunar calendar - normally
in late September or the beginning of October - the
bizarre vegetarian festival is on celebrated in
Phuket Town and elsewhere in Thailand. |
Phuket Town Vegetarian Festival needles in the face
Phuket Town Vegetarian Festival swords in the mouth
Phuket Town Vegetarian Festival plastic chain
through the cheeks
Phuket Town Vegetarian Festival a rod through the
cheeks
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The action is mainly
around Phuket Town and lasts from the first to
the ninth day of the ninth lunar month.
Especially bizarre
considering what kind of materials the devotees
(called “the soldier of god”) push through their
skin on different parts of the body- primarily
around the mouth region, just have a look at the
pictures here.
The festival is up for the first days of the
month of Taoist Lent when devout Chinese don’t
eat meat. |
Celebration is on in a
Chinese temples in Phuket Town |
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Celebrations are held in all Chinese temples in
Phuket. Everyone who like can join the
celebration.
No one really knows
when all this started but some say it was during the
reign of Thalang Governor Jerm in 1825. At that
time many Chinese migrated to Phuket to work in the
newly discovered tin mines and a Chinese drama group
came with them. Some member of the
group turned vegetarian in the hope to immunize
themselves from malaria.
At that time, the custom to pierce
the body and face, walk barefoot over
hot glowing coals, climbing knife-blade ladders,
etc. Everyone can join the festival.
Some assume that
this strange
custom has its origin in Malaysia. The rituals in
Phuket Town are very similar to the Hindu Festival
of Thaipusam and that comes straight from India,
means, hello yogi !
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Phuket Town
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Phuket History and
Tin Mining
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Phuket Town during vegetarian festival carrying the ghosts
Phuket Town Vegetarian Festival a big toothpick in the mouth
Phuket Town during vegetarian festival
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