Title
Haw Par Villa exhibit showing one of the filial piety stories
Year/Period
1950s-1980s
Region
Singapore
Dimension
Image size: 10 x 7 cm (Card),
Image size: L 13.8 x W 8.8
Image size: L 13.8 x W 8.8
Accession No.
1995-03704
Collection of
One of the 24 stories of filial piety illustrated in Chinese folklore, this exhibit shows Madame Tang breast-feeding her toothless mother-in-law instead of her own hungry child. In his bid to educate the public about Chinese culture, Aw Boon Haw built a theme park housing statues and sculptures that portrayed the many themes of Chinese legends and folklore. Originally called Tiger Balm Gardens, the villa was built in 1937 by Aw, a prominent businessman and philanthropist whose name was synonymous with Tiger Balm, the renowned analgesic ointment that was successfully marketed in Singapore and around the Southeast Asian region.
