Haw Par Villa (Tiger Balm Gardens), Singapore

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Haw Par Villa is also known as Tiger Balm Garden. It is located at 262 Pasir Panjang Road (south-west). Not sure why it is not widely recommended to the tourist. Maybe its because the location is a bit off from most attractions.

The admission is free of charge. You can see bus loads of Chinese tourist visting this attraction. I do see mostly foreign visitors viewing the exhibits in this attraction.

There are 25 clusters of original statues and figurines which replicate the Chinese mythology characters like the Laughing Buddha and the Taoist deities, Fu Lu Shou.

You must visit the Ten Courts of Hell exhibits which feature the ten steps of judgement before reincarnation. The statues are very literal and leaves no room for imagination. There are moral values and Chinese cultural heritage lessons to be taught to the future generations. There is an admission charge of $1. The Jade House also has an admission charge of $1.

Even you may not believe in reincarnation or deities, it is still worth it to see what others believes are.

If you like Tiger Balm, you may purchase a bottle at the stall at the entrance. They even comes in plaster to relieve pain in your muscles.

Take SBS bus 200 from Buona Vista MRT Station (EW21), SBS bus 10, 30, SMRT Bus 188 from HarbourFront (after visit to Sentosa), SBS bus 143 from Orchard Road or SBS bus 51 from Chinatown.