The Villa Belonging to the King of Tiger Balm - Episode 1

 

Our Journaling Club went through a cultural experience by visiting the Haw Par Villa, which was launched in 1973. It was founded by Mr Aw Boon Haw's family, whom first start his business by selling the Tiger Balm in the villa itself with a trishaw and speaker to promote the product and gain customers.

Mr Aw then passed on during the Second World War 2 when he was in Thailand.

Mr Aw's intention in setting up the villa was to allow the visitors to experience a day visiting hell, which based on both the Chinese and Europe mythology. These visual representation would act as a deterrent for people from doing evil. He would also like to create awareness to the men in general to appreciate animals by not treating them cruelly. Also, it was also to learn more about the Chinese culture and spiritual beliefs, which enable others to understand why the believers practice or do things differently other faiths that exist.

[To be continued…]