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Phuket Town


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Phuket has, beside 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.

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 or 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.

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
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. Portuguese adventure where the first European arriving in Phuket, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia and gave architectural influence to the area.

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
Sunrise at Chalong Bay a short
distance south of Phuket Town
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 bars and nightclubs
Phuket Town bars and nightclubs
Phuket Town bars and nightclubs show
Phuket Town bars and nightclubs show

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.

Motocyc or small motor bikes ride to the beach Phuket Town Thailand
Motocyc or small motor bikes ride to
the beach Phuket Town Thailand
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.

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 House Sino-Portuguese architecture
Phuket Town House Sino-Portuguese architecture
Phuket Town Villa Sino-Portuguese architecture
Phuket Town Villa Sino-Portuguese architecture
Phuket Town House Teak Wood architecture
Phuket Town House Teak Wood architecture
Phuket Town Loi Kratong Festival
Phuket Town Loi Kratong Festival
Phuket Town Songkran or Water Festival
Phuket Town Songkran or Water Festival

Phuket Town selling souvenirs
 

Phuket Town is not a beach Town beside it borders the Andaman sea directly, there is a small harbor mainly for the ferries 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. Could be just the right place for your Phuket holidays on Phuket island

Phuket Town Orchid Red
Phuket Town Orchid Red
Phuket Town Orchid Dark Red
Phuket Town Orchid Dark Red
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 Town Orchid Yellow
 
Phuket Town Orchid Pink
Phuket Town Orchid Pink

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.


One of the most important activity in Phuket Town is...go shopping
! Phuket Town has lots of small shops full of art, antiques, fashion,

Phuket Town Shopping for genuine Chinese Antique
Phuket Town Shopping for genuine Chinese Antique
Phuket Town Shopping for genuine Chinese Antique and Furniture
Phuket Town Shopping for genuine Chinese Antique and Furniture

excellent restaurants - many Chinese, travel agents and a lot of small roads with old fashioned houses.

The Phuket houses in Phuket Town along the road sometimes look a little bit rotten but this is the Phuket Town tropical style, 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.

The most fascinating, most strange, most masochistic etc. festival in Phuket Town is the Vegetarian Festival.

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 needles in the face
Phuket Town Vegetarian Festival swords in the mouth
Phuket Town Vegetarian Festival swords in the mouth
Phuket Town Vegetarian Festival plastic chain through the cheeks
Phuket Town Vegetarian Festival plastic chain through the cheeks
Phuket Town Vegetarian Festival a rod through the cheeks
Phuket Town Vegetarian Festival a rod through the cheeks

 

 

 

 

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
Celebration is on in a Chinese temples in Phuket Town

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

Phuket Town Picture

Phuket History and Tin Mining
 

 

 

Phuket Town during vegetarian festival carrying the ghosts
Phuket Town during vegetarian festival carrying the ghosts
Phuket Town Vegetarian Festival a big toothpick in the mouth
Phuket Town Vegetarian Festival a big toothpick in the mouth
Phuket Town during vegetarian festival
Phuket Town during vegetarian festival

 
 

                               
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