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Fah Thai Magazine Jan-Feb 2018

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PHUKET<br />

Baan Chinpracha<br />

is a mansion that<br />

has stood through<br />

the glory days and<br />

gloomy times of<br />

Phuket.<br />

Its preserved<br />

grandeur is one<br />

of the finest<br />

works of original<br />

Anglo-Chinese<br />

architectural<br />

design.<br />

CHINPRACHA HOUSE<br />

Among the best places to get a<br />

glimpse of Phuket’s glorious past is<br />

the 114-year-old ‘Baan Chinpracha,’<br />

or Chinpracha Mansion, one of a<br />

few remaining ‘Anglo-Chinese’<br />

style mansions. It was originally<br />

built at a time when Phuket enjoyed<br />

its commercial peak during the<br />

reign of King Rama V, just before<br />

World War II.<br />

History buffs will enjoy<br />

browsing the house’s eclectic<br />

personal collection of antique<br />

furniture, mostly exquisite<br />

Chinese-style mother of pearl<br />

sets built of intricate woodwork<br />

and still auspiciously exist as a<br />

set of two.<br />

Other details of the house, such<br />

as the beautiful ceramic floor tiles<br />

and decorative fences, were also<br />

brought in by trading ships from<br />

as far as Holland and Italy. Phuket<br />

was then a centre of trading in the<br />

region with ships coming from all<br />

over the world.<br />

Passed down to the sixth<br />

generation, the original owner<br />

Phra Pitak Chinpracha was a<br />

Fujian descendant who came to<br />

settle down in Phuket during the<br />

reign of King Rama IV. Chinpracha<br />

later became one of Phuket’s<br />

prominent figures in the tinmining<br />

industry. Visitors can<br />

reminisce about its storied past,<br />

and those wishing to hire the<br />

entire place for special occasions<br />

can do so with an advanced<br />

booking. Baan Chinpracha, 98 Krabi<br />

Road, Phuket, T: +66 (0) 76 211 281<br />

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