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Look! : China Inn in Phuket, Thailand

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The China Inn was one of our stops during our holiday in Thailand. Heavily influenced by the Chinese who settled in this part of Thailand, the design and decor of the Sino-Colonial urban multi-story rowhouses of Phuket Town (like the one that houses China Inn) is really lovely.

We couldn't get enough of the colors, faded tile work and how new things are discovered unexpectedly (like an interior space suddenly open to the sky!) in room after room, leading from the front entrance to the back garden, railroad style. Enjoy this peek inside...

 
 
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A little history: the China Inn building once housed the business of a tin miner and financial agent, Tan Ma Siang. Called Hap Long Huat, it was a foreign money exchange.

The China Inn is located at 20 Thalang Road in Phuket. 66.76/356.239

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Hmmm. Looks like my Grandma's house in Malaysia.

posted by Kah on 2007-09-06 17:53:36
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You can see lots of similar architecture in Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia. Tiles galore.Unexpectednesss is to find such tiles in a a grocery shop you go in to buy toothpaste, or a sneak peak under layers of grime in a motorcyle repair shop.

Getting lost in Penang is the most fun thing....

posted by cmei** on 2007-09-06 22:03:15
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Hehe, that's how we keep our shoes too!

posted by gregory on 2007-09-07 14:45:07
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Those are lovely pictures of Tailand, Janel. (I guess you didn't go to Maui this time. ) I posted your photographs in my blog today. here:

http://hiddeninfrance.typepad.com/hidden_in_france/

posted by corine on 2007-09-09 14:34:36
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