Jungceylon is the largest shopping mall in Phuket. During my very short stay in Phuket I visited this mall three times as it is just a 10 minutes walk from where I stayed.
I was curious to know the origin of this unique name and found out that Jungceylon was a name used by Europeans for Phuket back in 1511 when it was a prosperous port and tin mining town & it probably has nothing to do with Sri Langka aka Ceylon.
Besides shopping, there are a lot other activities to do here. The mall is divided into four zones. "That's Siam" in the zone called Silang Boulevard sells all types of Thai arts and crafts and I like the ambience of this section most.
That's Siam is on the basement floor and that's where you also find the massage parlors.
The open air section called "The Port" is a favorite hangout for visitors. There is a man-made lake with a replica of a Chinese Junk Boat and visitors are seen clicking away their cameras here. The musical fountain comes on at specific hours.
There was a Thai handicraft fair in this outdoor section during my visit. This section is actually covered by a humongous canopy.
Cute tissue containers displayed at the fair.
The 3rd zone is called"Phuket Square" and the two anchor tenants are located here. One of them is the Big C Supermarket.
The other anchor tenant is Robinson.
There were big promotions and sales everywhere.
The 4th zone is called "Sino Phuket" and it is made to look like a street.
This may be called the food street as there are many restaurants and pubs lined along it.
Shell World Museum & Shop is also located in this street.
Entry into the shall museum is 100baht.
This place is a must-see for sea shell collectors.
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