Almost all of the Phuket Chinese left their homeland because of poverty and the majority came from Fujian Province towns such as Fuzhou and Xiamen. And because Phuket is a relatively small island, it’s easy to find out where exactly where the well known and influential Phuket families with Chinese backgrounds migrated from. Visitors will be able to see just that in one of the display rooms.
Among notable local migrant families are the Aikwanich who own Diamond Cliff Resort & Spa in Patong and Cheraim Spa Village across the road from Central Festival Shopping Mall and the Hongsyok clan who ownPhuket Country Club Golf Course in Kathu.