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The Haw Par Villa was built in 1937 and is located on a hill near the sea in Basbanjang Road on the west coast of Singapore. It is the largest private garden in the local area built by the overseas Chinese Hu Wenhu and Hu Wenbao brothers in Nanyang to open a pharmaceutical factory, sell Wanjin Oil, Bagua Dan, Qingkuaishui and Tiger Oil, etc., after making a fortune, and spending tens of millions of dollars in the local area.(about 320,000 square meters).
From the gate hidden in the trees, no clues can be seen, and the first impression it gives is nothing more than an ordinary park.
In the introduction, it is said that the main exhibits in the park are all well-known and familiar Chinese myths and legends and folk tales and scenes and sculptures that have a long history in the Chinese people.
In addition to the Romance of the Gods, Journey to the West, Fu Lu Shou, the Legend of the White Snake and the Ten Halls of Hell, you can’t really feel the cult here from the text.
Go inside, and after meeting two pandas lying at the entrance of the cave and staring at you smiling, you start to wonder if Miyazaki came here to pick up the wind when he created “Spirited Away”.
A crab is lying on the ground with a human head on it. I can’t believe this is a fantastic idea from the first half of the last century.
A tourist from Hong Kong said that he never dared to eat crabs anymore. When he saw crabs, he would think of the crab man beckoning to him in the Tiger Balm Paradise.
The popular folklore story of the rat’s marriage is also vividly displayed here. The sculpture artists of the last century chiseled a wedding room for the rat.
But I think this mouse is more like a pig.
In the folks, it is said that the night of the third day of the first lunar month is a big day for “rats getting married”. Rats will be heard squeaking. In order not to disturb the good things of rats getting married, the lights will be turned off as early as possible on that night and they will go to bed at home. Sprinkle some rice salt, cakes, and the joy of the newlyweds and the harvest of the past year in the kitchen or the corners where rats often go. These things are commonly known as “rice makeup” or “mouse splitting”. I hope to deal with rats well. In order to have fewer rodents this year.
The azure water ripples are quite textured, but the mermaid above is a bit spicy with today’s aesthetics. After watching those beautiful fantasy about mermaids, they all burst like bubbles.
It is said that there are a total of more than 1,000 statues in it, mainly based on ancient Chinese myths and legends and Confucianism. Naturally, all kinds of gods are indispensable.
Not only the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva and Chaozhou Lingshan Buddha were invited, but the Statue of Liberty in New York also occupies a place in the paradise. The fusion and collision of Eastern and Western cultures was originally realized in Wanjin Oil Park.
Of course the mostThose with warning significance should belong to the Ten Temple Yama.
The Ten Temples Yama is one of the most famous attractions in Haw Par Villa. Many children have the painful experience of being scared to cry here.
It is said that when Haw Par Villa was first built, many Malaysian wizards would enter the park late at night to communicate with the supernatural world.
The people trapped in the filthy blood pool, the murderers who slaughtered the villagers unscrupulously, and the Lord Yama took turns to show the colorful life of hell to tourists.
“The eighteen levels of hell here have educated me and allowed me to establish a more positive three views.”
Monkey with gun
Besides that, in Haw Par Villa, you can see Tiger Balm all over the place, and the advertisements are silent.
In the 1930s, with excellent products and superb marketing, Tiger Balm made huge profits in the market, and the Hu Wenhu and Hu Wenbao brothers became Asia’s foremost rich people.
Hu Wenhu, known as the “king of all kinds of oil”, is a legend of overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia. He was born in Yangon, Burma during the British colonial period in 1882, and spent his childhood in Yangon. His father later sent him back to his hometown in Zhongchuan Village, Longyan City, Fujian Province for education.
Hu Wenhu didn’t like to study when he was a child, and changed more than ten teachers in four years. When he was 14 years old (1905) was called back by his father Yangon, follow him to study business and medical books at Yongantang in his own pharmacy.
Hu Wenhu’s parents believed in Buddhism when he was alive. He was influenced by Confucian Confucianism when he was studying in Yongding. He pursued the creed of “take all societies and use all societies” throughout his life, which also laid the foundation for his later construction of the Haw Par Villa. Ideological foundation.
When he founded Haw Par Brothers Co., Ltd. in September 1932, he wrote the annual profits and charitable education expenditures into the company’s articles of association. In that turbulent era, being a state-of-the-art also reflected to a certain extent the brothers’ outlook on justice and benefit. .
The construction of Haw Par Villa not only promotes Tiger Balm and other products, but also reflects the huge commercial kingdom of the Hu family from Shanghai in the north and Jakarta in the south.
Hu Wenhu also considered that TV and theme parks were not yet popular at that time, and there were few parks and public places for entertainment. Therefore, the gardens must be open to the public to visit and visit, so as to strengthen the local Chinese and tourists’ understanding of the traditional Chinese. Cultural knowledge and understanding.
According to some craftsmen, Hu Wenhu’s last job in Wanjinyou Garden was to rebuild a 15-story pagoda built in 1937. He instructed craftsmen to demolish the upper 11 floors and replace them with a statue of Buddha Sakyamuni.
The day the Buddha statue was completed was also the last time Hu Wenhu stepped into the Wanjinyou Garden. He has never been there since. Some people believe that the completion of the Buddha statue signifies that Hu Wenhu’s long-cherished wish has been fulfilled, so he left with peace of mind.
The Haw Par Villa is just like the space capsule in the movie “Big Buddha Place”. Only by going to Haw Par Villa in person can you understand Hu Wenhu’s inner spiritual world.
Information reference
“Singapore’s Scariest World of Gods and Demons-Haw Par Villa”, Singapore Eye
“Fantasy and Magnificent Artistic Style in the Paradise of Panthera Oil”, Leviathan
“Legend in a Jar: The Story of Hu Wenhu and Tiger Balm”, Lianhe Zaobao
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