Haw Par Mansion — Attraction in Hong Kong

Built in 1936, the Haw Par Mansion and its private garden are now the only remaining structure of what was commonly known as the Tiger Balm Garden. The Grade 1 historic building is now home to the Haw Par Music Foundation. We went to their Wellness Day early July, where we took part in workshops, enjoyed live performances had a walkabout in this beautifully-restored mansion. According to Haw Par Music's website, it's free to visit the ground floor of the Main Hall and the Private Garden area during their opening hours without prior registration. They also offer free guided tours (conducted in Cantonese or English) that will take you for a thorough visit to the whole premise.

There are minibuses that will take you there from Causeway Bay. But if you don't mind a bit of walk upslope, it's just a little over a 15-minute walk from Tin Hau Station. There isn't much shading on the way though so I wouldn't recommend walking up there...

To enter you must join their guided tour (cantonese only), which can be reserved on the Gov website for free. Highly recommend reserving in advance as they do not take walk-ins. The registration process was smooth.

The Tiger Balm Garden / amusement park was taken down in the early 2000s. Only the Mansion and private garden where the Aw family used to live remain and open for public viewing. The docent did a lovely job explaining the intricate details of the historical mansion. The tour lasted about 90mins.

There seems to be lots of negative comments lamenting the loss of the garden, however the Mansion itself is beautiful and great way to learn about architectural preferences and lifestyle of wealthy family during their historical...

Haw Par Villa (Chinese: 虎豹別墅; pinyin: Hǔ Bào Biéshù) is a theme park located along Pasir Panjang Road in Singapore. The park contains over 1,000 statues and 150 giant dioramas depicting scenes from Chinese Literature, folklore, legends, history, and statuary of key Chinese religions, Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism. During the 1970s and 1980s, the park was a major local attraction; it is estimated that the park then welcomed at least 1 million annual visitors, and is considered as part of Singapore's cultural heritage. As of 2018, under the park's management firm, Journeys Pte Ltd, efforts to revitalise the park are ongoing with the holding of themed events and the planning and construction...