I visited Haw Par Vilia last Friday and felt something was missing. YES! The iconic dragon was missing! Haw Par Vilia was rather quiet compared to 15 years ago. Anyway, most of the statues and the 10 courts of hell are still present.
Haw Par Villa was originally called "Tiger Balm Gardens". It was built in 1937 by the developers of Tiger Balm, brothers Aw Boon Haw and Aw Boon Par as a venue for teaching traditional Chinese values.
Haw Par Villa
Statues · Chinese Mythology · Tiger BalmI made my way up this spiral road to Haw Par Villa. By the way the red tracks at the sides are for pedestrians. They're denoted with small yellow foot prints.
First statue I passed by, The Legend of the White Snake - A romance story, which tells that the scholar and the snake woman are genuinely in love with each other, but their relationship is forbidden by nature's law.
Of course in Tiger Balm Gardens, you'll bound to find Tiger Balm.
Next, Journey to the West - A traditional folk tale that tells buddhist monk Xuanzang travelled to the "Western Regions" during the Tang Dynasty, to obtain sacred texts along with his 3 protectors, namely Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing.
Here are some of the other statues that you can find there. Most of them are statues of deities, buddha and so other mythical characters.
Stay tune for the next update regarding the 10 courts of hell!
Enjoy folks!
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