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Singapore Haw Par Villa Theme Park
Haw Par Villa is a Chinese Mythological theme park in Singapore and contains over 1,000 statues and 150 giant tableaux centered around Chinese folklore, legends, history and Confucian ideology. The statues and sets immortalise moral values and Chinese cultural heritage.
Originally called ‘Tiger Balm Gardens’, it was constructed in 1937 by brothers Aw BoonHaw and Aw Boon Par, who are developers of Tiger Balm. Later on it was sold to the Singapore Tourism Board and renamed as Haw Par Villa. A must see exhibit is the Ten Courts of Hell that features the ten steps of judgement before reincarnation.
Check out some of the exhibits in the Haw Par Villa with 14 more pics after the jump.
Source: Offbeat Earth
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August 4th, 2008 at 7:26 am
[...] I apologize if this has already been posted. But this looks like a pretty fun theme park. Singapore Haw Par Villa Theme Park __________________ Giclee, motherfucker. Look it up. Fuck, I hate this site sometimes. -ENM [...]
November 8th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
i went there in 1994, there was a flume ride that was almost as gory as “the ten courts of hell” which is , in my opinion the most bizarre ride i’ve ever been on.. the whole place just really was something.. sad to hear that it has deteriorated some..