Hey kids, do you wanna be traumatized for your whole life? Great, hop on a bus and we are off to the park Haw Par Villa. Place where your biggest fears come true and you get to see the horror of wild imagination. The base for children to stop sleeping at night and obey their parents with no questions asked. The theme park of Chinese mythology, folklore, and legends has some very disturbing images on display. This park is located on the Pasir Panjang Road, Singapore, and was built in 1937 by brothers Aw Boon, the developers of Tiger Balm. In 1986 the International Theme Parks Pte Ltd., announced an investment of $30 million to modernize the theme park. Their vision was to create »oriental Disneyland«. Well, yeah, sure if you like to attract kids, instead of scaring the shit out of them. Here, you can find beautiful landscape and over a thousand sculptures, which need some serious restoration. Or, on the second thought, rather not. With this faint look, this place looks even more haunting.
The park is well known for its exhibit on the 10 courts of hell, which depict punishments such as being thrown into a volcanic pit and tongue slitting for crimes like lying, cheating, or being disrespectful to elders. The 10 circles of hell are the ones that I can still see in front of my eyes if I choose to. But who wouldn't second guess the forever popular topic of life after death? Does hell even exist? What is it like down there? Well, if it's really down there?
In my past I had my moments I'm not proud of and I'm sure that there are some cloudy days in my future. However, after seeing the detailed presentation of how dark angels torture sinners it's better to take a deep breath before the anger takes over. I sure don't want to be thrown on the spike tree or chopped into pieces before the swim in the boiling river. To be clear, these options aren't the worst ones.
Well, this park maybe explains why people of Singapore are so polite and in general fair. It was common to have a school excursion here. And it seems this style of education was successful. Nowadays, you can only take a phone away from your kid and they are offended and traumatized. So, this park nowadays has fewer visitors, just the curious few tourists or odd Singaporeans searching for nostalgia. So, if you are looking for something different and you like WTF moments, this park is a must see. It is also free of fee. Well, you paid your debt just by walking in...
Source:
wikipedia - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haw_Par_Villa
Official site - http://www.hawparvilla.sg
Whaaat? This is awesome! My favourite post so far! :) Although I would never say this is in China! Those people never stop to surprise the world! Nicely writen!
Singapore. But yeah made of Chinese people for their needs :)
Awesome! :D
Damn right! Actually some Finland metal would ho nice with it ! ;)
Or Norwegian, they are more into this stuff. :D
Sweet lord!
Exactly my thoughts. Their legends are brutal!
Interesting. Didn't know about this place. Looks like it is not well known to tourists. It is super scary! :) and yup like you said. WTF
Yes it is not very touristic. But you know what it is special. So why not to see it.
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wtf china? :)
Singapore. But yeah China origin
C'mon!? What the hell...
I feel you :)
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What a surrealist place! :-D
Thanks for your description... and the lovely photos, of course.
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