The present-day small town of Thalang on Phuket Island was the site of a battle between the Thais and the Burmese in 1785. The memory of this war and the Thai victory is commemorated in the Monument to the heroic sisters Thep Krasatri and Si Sunn Thon, who were able to organise the defence of the island and outsmart the Burmese. The two bronze women, dressed in men's clothes, stand on the monument. dressed in men's clothes, stand with Thai swords in their hands.
The building, built in classical southern Thai style, houses the National Museum. In its exhibition you can see antique Chinese porcelain, ancient religious objects, and handicrafts.
In Prathong Wat there is an amazing statue of a gilded Buddha half buried in the ground. half buried in the ground. Several attempts have been made to dig it up, but all attempts have failed. but all attempts failed. It was seen as a sign that the Buddha didn't want to be dug up and a legend was born that anyone who tried to dig up. or move the statue would suffer great misfortune. There's a small archaeological museum a small archaeological museum.
