Title
Haw Par Villa exhibit showing one of the filial piety stories
Year/Period
1950s-1980s
Region
Singapore
Dimension
Image size: 9.1 x 13.9 cm
Accession No.
2000-05939
Collection of
One of the 24 stories of filial piety 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 theme of Chinese folklore and legend. Originally called Tiger Balm Gardens, the villa was built by Aw in 1937, who as a prominent businessman and philanthropist was also synonymous with Tiger Balm, the renowned ointment that was successfully marketed in Singapore and around the region.
