Trading tin

Trading Tin

Phuket is the one of southern province of Thailand .Phuket’s history has been shaped by tin mining, rubber, agriculture (Sion-Portuguese) the best goods of trading was The tin .Because of Tin, it cause amount of tin companies was increase .Tin mining cause Phuket grew quickly and became the center of tin trade at time .Though, Phuket was rich of natural resources but the most important sources was remain a tin .Phuket was on one of major of trading in Thailand routes between Indi and China, and abundant supply of tin and it as importance natural resources of trading .Phuket was a real innovation in the tin mining in Thailand .Tin mining as a major sources of income for Phuket in 16^th century.

Phuket was grew up from the tin mining which, mineral was covered with metal that protect from rust and mix copper to be a bronze for 500 year ago.

In 1511 Malacca was a trading hub of southeast Asia and after next a tin trading company was opened in Thalang .Native called Cha Lang, which involved to ThaLang  the name of the main town to the norther of the island .During the 16^th century ,Thalang became to the popular trading port for tin with Portuguese, Dutch ,England ,and French traders flocking to the island.

The area of the south of Phuket (Phuket city) was developed and became to center of a tin trading .In 1853,Phuket was elevated to be status with Thalang .It attracted more immigrants from Thalang  and local communities .

In 1894, Phuket was promoted to be a Monthon Phuket under the direct supervision of Interior Ministry and Phraya Tipkosa was named the first Regent of Phuket .

Phuket was completed of Sarasin Bridge in 1965 and the opening of an international airport in 1976 Today, tourism is by far the island's biggest industry with over 3 million tourists visiting the island annually, making Phuket one of the most popular travel destinations in South-East Asia.

Sarasin Bridge 

Phuket international airport