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The Sino Portuguese Phuket Old Town is often neglected by visiting tourists who flock to Thailand\u2019s largest island in search of the three \u201cS\u201d: sand, sun and sea. And that is a shame, for this heritage rich area is easily explored on foot\u00a0and it is filled with enough cafes to save you from the heat. Don\u2019t miss it next time you visit and make sure to make time for a walking tour of Phuket Old Town.<\/p>\n

Phuket was a famous tin-mining center before it became Thailand\u2019s most popular island. Traders from Europe, China, Arabia and Asia all gathered to exchange spices and goods for tin and rubber which the island exported.<\/p>\n

The Hokkien Chinese brought with them the shophouse architecture so famous of other Chinese influence cities like Penang in Malaysia or Singapore, and that style blended with the European architecture of the time to produce colourful and beautiful buildings that today line the main streets of old Phuket Town.<\/p>\n

Start off your walking tour of Phuket Old Town with a cool drink at White Chalk<\/a>. This cute cafe filled with llama teddy bears serves all sorts of homemade drinks and it is a good place to start off with a fresh mind. Their take-away sodas, if slightly sweet, are great to help you fight\u00a0Phuket\u2019s heat. From there, wander down to Pud Jor Shrine. Phuket Old Town has a lot of Chinese shrines but this one is particularly important because it enshrines the statue of Guanyin Goddess (Pud Jor), an important deity in Mahayana Buddhism.<\/div>\n
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Slightly retrace your steps back to\u00a0The Memory at On On Hotel<\/a>, made famous by the opening scenes from\u00a0the movie The Beach. This historical hostel is filled with artefacts from the tin mining booming years. The moment you enter the lobby area you are transported to an era gone by. Opened in 1929, this is Phuket\u2019s oldest hotel and one of the most affordable. You can book a private room for USD35 or a bed in their dorms for much less. The ground floor has a silk and textile shop that would make for great souvenirs. On On Hotel\u00a0was owned by a famous tin merchant\u00a0and this was the hotel where Chinese traders\u00a0used to stay.<\/p>\n

Continue towards China Inn<\/a>. This vintage furniture store, the front cafe sitting area and the Feng-shui inspired backyard are beautifully maintained with Chinese lacquerwork, fabrics and old fans filling\u00a0the air. The owners took three years to refurbish and restore this ancient shophouse to its former glory. Stay for coffee to take it all and have another break if the heat of the day has got to you.<\/p>\n

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Down the street is\u00a0Thai Hua Museum<\/a>, a beautiful colonial building. Thai Hua opened in 1917 as the first Chinese language school in Phuket and today is a center of\u00a0old Sino Portuguese culture. You can find out more about the many mansions of Old Phuket, the people who built them and the time before tourism. It is a sort of history museum where one can better appreciate Phuket\u2019s Sino past.<\/p>\n

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End the morning\u00a0with a serving of Royal Thai cuisine at the\u00a0Phra Pitak Chinpracha Mansion. The Blue Elephant Governor\u2019s Mansion<\/a> and Cooking School is housed in this 105 year old mansion in the heart of Old Phuket. Famous around the world for its gold and fine china Thai food, Blue Elephant has branches in London, Dubai and Brussels where it first started. In Old Phuket, we can find the most beautiful\u00a0of them all. The restaurant follows the principles of Feng Shui and is located in green and lush grounds. If you have time, stay for a cooking class too. Else, just come in for lunch, their daily set menus are beautifully presented, pompously served and enjoyed in the regal dark wood and blue colonial room with elegant silverware and elephant decorated tableware.<\/p>\n

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Soi Romanee is a small street where time seems to have stood still. Minus the brothels, the opium dens and the gambling life that made it famous at the time. Most of the shophouses\u2019 facades look like \u00a0dragon\u2019s face. The two windows are their eyes and the door the mouth. This representation alludes to a time when the area was the center of night entertainment. Look up for the colourful shutters, the vintage motorbikes parked outside plant potted entrances and the sinuous facades.<\/p>\n

Today, locals go about their life, the buildings and shophouses are pastel coloured\u00a0and there is peace in the air. It is quaint, in the way old hutongs in Beijing or peaceful towns in the countryside can be. Observe the archways under the shophouses entrances connecting the continuous buildings. Traditionally, the lower floors housed the store whereas the family used to live above. Not much is happening today but some of the buildings have been restored and, next to new hipster coffeeshops, you can also find the descendants of Chinese migrants watching the day go by from plastic\u00a0stools. It is an Instagram worthy street and also a peaceful reminder that places change, evolve and what was once grim and scandalous may one day be tame and prudish.<\/p>\n

Two more stops warrant a visit. One is the\u00a0Thavorn Hotel<\/a>\u00a0Museum and the other one\u00a0the Drawing Room at the opposite end.<\/p>\n

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Thavorn Hotel Museum is a must-stop for those who want to understand how Phuket looked like before. The hotel was built in the 60s so it is not as old at On On Hotel but it is a vintage example of the town\u2019s tin mining past. The Thavorn family can be credited with betting on\u00a0the tourism boom that later benefited Phuket. They built a full-service hotel in Phuket before the area became the focus of thousands of tourists. The owner saw the potential for Thailand\u2019s largest island and followed the popular \u201cbuild it and they will come\u201d motto. However, he was too early for his\u00a0time and the hotel never took off as anticipated.<\/p>\n

The infrastructure was not yet there and the airport was not built until a few years later, delaying the influx of tourists. The family is quick to admit that, despite its pioneering spirit, the hotel was never a success. Walking into the dark wooden lobby is like stepping into a\u00a0museum. Old pictures line the walls, vintage furniture fills the space and newspaper clips testify to the family\u2019s success in the tin industry. It is worth a stop for a reminder that timing is everything.<\/p>\n

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Your last stop for the day should be the Drawing room, a workshop cum art gallery where\u00a0several\u00a0local artists showcase their work and create their pieces. It is a mix of modern hip and pastel vintage. Vespas and collage paintings sit side by side with wall-long pieces of art. It is worth a stroll and a chat with the artists. Here is where art and inspiration just happen, in a messy, chaotic and artful display of creativity.<\/p>\n

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