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Located at the East of Phuket Island, Saphan Hin is one
of the attractions in Phuket town where the main road meets
the sea. The outstanding Tin Mining Monument is
familiarly seen often on the Phuket travel information
websites.
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This
monument was built to commemorate to the Australian Captain
Edward Miles who brought the first tin dredge to Phuket in
1907. It was built on 1969 to remind the 60 years of dredging
in Phuket and shows the importance of tin mining, even comparatively
recently played in the island's fortunes. A prolonged recession
in the price of tin has however, resulted in the virtual
extinguishing of the industry on the island, and except for
the continued operation of a single refinery, all other tin
mining activity in Phuket has ceased. |
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the past Saphan Hin was Phuket land reclamation project provided
abundant new land which is now used for public facilities
including the fairs and festivals all years round with the
large filed. The atmosphere here is very fresh and health
can be rebooted with the casuarinas shady jogging trek along
the beach. The sport complex by Phuket
Municipality includes the gymnasiums, fitness center, swimming
pools, tennis courts, football field and even the children
playground. |
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and picnic are the other enjoyable activities for the
locals especially in the evening. Mangrove walkway is
another trail that shouldn't be missed. Fresh market
is also available and many restaurants and food strolls
can be found around Saphan Hin area.
In
addition, Phuket ICT Skill Development and Learning Center,
Phuket Community College and Phuket Vocational College
are also located here. The other interesting places at
Saphanhin are Kiw Tien Keng Shrine and Krom Luang Chumphornket
Udomsak Shrine.
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