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Phuket has, beside of
sun, sea, beach and great scenery another face, you can see and
explore this in Phuket City.
Phuket's known history
started more or less in the beginning of
the 11th century, the
first people at what is now known as Phuket were the sea
gypsy’s or today's Moken in Thai language and Salone in Myanmar or
Burma, they are the same. They also have been
named Negrito's. It could be that they are the indigenous
people of South East Asia.
Since there are no written records of the
Phuket history before about the 15 century history of the indigenous people of
the South East Asia is known only via legends from the older to next generation,
some of this legends you can find here.
The first known name of Phuket was Junk Ceylon, this name was
written on Portuguese sea navigation maps. One earlier trace of Junk
Ceylon is in a book written in 157 AD. by Greek Cladius Ptolemy.
He stated that on traveling to the Malay peninsula, a
island with the name Junk Ceylon will be on the way.
The geographical
coordinates of Junk Ceylon
was given as between
the latitudes of 6 N and 8 N which is also the position of today Phuket.
Junk Ceylon with its sheltered bays offered a
excellent resting and restocking facility plus protection against bad weather.
Phuket become also known as Thalang
which is the area between airport and Phuket City of today. The
Mon people from southern Myanmar around Bago and Thaton were also known as Thalangs, actually there was a
continuous interaction over time due to the proximity. |
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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 granted titles of Thao Thep Krasattri and Thao
Si Sunthontitel to the sisters. At present day the two sisters are honored by their statue which stands
at the Tha Ruea circle one can see it on the way from Phuket Airport
to Phuket City.
Traders,
from Europe, China, India and elsewhere choose Phuket as
residence since the geographic location was a ideal place for
trading between Europe and Asia. Between the period
of 1681 and 1685 Phuket was administered by the French
missionary Renee Charbonneau. |
Phuket 2 Sister Heroines
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Chinese Temple Phuket City |
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Phuket City Chinese Temple |
During the 15th
century Phuket Island was a leading tin mining
place. Tin mining was the domain of Chinese immigrants.
One
of the legacies of the Chinese of that time are
the few marvelous villas in Phuket City in a
splendid Sino - Portuguese architecture.
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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 City are around
Phang Nga, Yaowarat, Dibuk and Krabi road.
Sunrise at Chalong Bay a short
distance south of Phuket City |
Phuket City lost a lot of its bustling flair
after some huge shopping malls came up on the
western fringe of Phuket City and the malls are
still rising one after the other.
But in the evening
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Phuket City bars and nightclubs
Phuket City bars and nightclubs show |
Phuket City 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 City are mostly frequented by
Thai, there are almost no foreigners around, some more on the
Phuket Nightlife subject here.
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Motocyc or small motor bikes ride to
the beach Phuket City Thailand |
The air is still clean in Phuket
City, 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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Phuket City House Sino-Portuguese architecture
Phuket City Villa Sino-Portuguese architecture
Phuket City House Teak Wood architecture
Phuket City Loi Kratong Festival
Phuket City Songkran or Water Festival
Phuket City selling souvenirs |
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Myriads of chaotic motocyc (Thaiglish for small motor
bikesand scooter) are all over
Phuket - not giving the others a millimeter of space and leading to
unbelievable accidents.
Phuket City is not a beach City beside it borders the
Andaman sea directly, there is a small harbor mainly for the
ferries to Phi Phi Island. But Phuket City has for sure all
the marks of a real Asian City. |
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The Phuket Tsunami had no impact at Phuket City since
the Tsunami banged into the west coast of Phuket Island,
means Patong Beach, Karon Beach, Kata Beach etc. Phuket City
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 City.
Could be just the right place for your Phuket holidays on
Phuket island.
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Phuket City Orchid Red
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Phuket City Orchid Dark Red
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Plenty of orchid nurseries are at Phuket City
und in the Rawai area.
Orchid
Nurseries or Orchid Farm as they call it are in
Phuket City and elsewhere on Phuket Island. The most
interesting is near Chalong circle. |
Phuket City Orchid Yellow
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Phuket City Orchid Pink |
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Phuket is a genuine tropical City with all the
positive and negative sides. Phuket City is also the biggest
City 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 City 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 City is...go
shopping ! Phuket City 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.
The Phuket houses in Phuket City along the road sometimes
look a little bit rotten but this is the Phuket City
tropical style, everything clear ?
Naturally
there are plenty of other shops for a
real exotic shopping experience in Phuket
City.
Also several
art galleries with paintings in very
special styles and here there is real artist
paintings, not like in Patong. |
Phuket City Shopping for genuine Chinese
Antique |
Phuket City Shopping for genuine Chinese
Antique and Furniture |
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The most
fascinating, most strange, most masochistic etc.
festival in Phuket City 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 City, Trang, Krabi, Takua Pa, Satun and
Ranong. |
Phuket City Vegetarian
Festival needles in the head
Phuket City Vegetarian Festival swords in the head
Phuket City Vegetarian Festival plastic through the
cheeks
Phuket City Vegetarian
Festival rod through the cheeks |
The action is mainly
around Phuket City 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.
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
Phuket Town vegetarian
festival walk over glowing coal
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 City are very similar to the Hindu Festival
of Thaipusam
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Phuket City during vegetarian festival carrying the ghosts
Phuket City Vegetarian Festival a big toothpick in the mouth
Phuket City during vegetarian festival
Phuket City vegetarian festival razor blade climb |
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