Since the old town of Phuket was once a significant center of trading and tin mining, people from abroad especially Chinese, Portuguese, and Hollanders had portrayed a considerable role of influencing the growth of the community. The old buildings were the results of the thrived in Eastern and Western culture for a century. This colonial architectural style is known as Sino-Portuguese style, where the buildings are mostly a single or two-storied building with a unique pattern of the tiles, doors, and windows. Nowadays, those buildings are used as the city hall, government offices, banks, and tourist attractions for visiting. The total distance for sightseeing this part of the town is approximately 4.6 kilometers and can be explored via 6 different routes: Thalang road, Deebook road, PhangNga road, Yaowarat road and Krabi road. Since the old town of Phuket was once a significant centre of trading and tin mining, people from abroad especially Chinese, Portuguese, and Hollanders had portrayed a considerable role in influencing the growth of the community. The old buildings were the results of the thrived in Eastern and Western culture for a century. This colonial architectural style is known as the Sino-Portuguese style, where the buildings are mostly single or two-storied building with a unique pattern of tiles, doors, and windows. Nowadays, those buildings are used as the city hall, government offices, banks, and tourist attractions for visiting. The total distance for sightseeing in this part of the town is approximately 4.6 kilometres and can be explored via 6 different routes: Thalang Road, Deebook Road, Phang Nga Road, Yaowarat Road and Krabi Road.