Phuket Old Town

The main streets of Old Town are Thalang, Phang Nga, Krabi, Dibuk, and Yoawarat.

[1] Phuket has a rich history as tin-mining country peopled by Siamese, Chinese, Malays, Indians, Eurasians, and sea gypsies.

The core of this community was formed by early unions between Hokkien tin-miners and Siamese women.

In the 18th century, much of the island's tin mining was carried out by Hokkien Chinese who were instrumental in building the old part of the city.

[3] No one knows exactly when the first building in this style was constructed, but photographs from the reign of King Rama V (1853–1910) show that it was already well established by then.