Tiger Balm Gardens are public gardens that existed or continue to exist in three East Asia locations. They are also known as Haw Par Villa gardens .
6-770: All three Tiger Balm Garden locations were built by the Aw family ( Aw Boon Haw and Aw Boon Par ). They were created to promote the Tiger Balm products produced by the family. The original garden was located in Hong Kong but is now closed. The second is in Singapore, and a third is in Fujian province of mainland China. The gardens contain statues and dioramas depicting scenes from Chinese folklore, legends, history and illustrations of various aspects of Confucianism . This garden-related article
12-465: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Aw Boon Haw Aw Boon-Haw ( Chinese : 胡文虎 ; pinyin : Hú Wénhǔ ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī : Ô͘ Bûn-hó͘ ; 1882–1954), OBE , was a Chinese entrepreneur and philanthropist best known as founder of Tiger Balm . He was a son of Hakka herbalist Aw Chu-Kin , with his ancestral home in Yongding County , Fujian , China. Aw
18-526: The 1920s, his main factory, Eng Aun Tong, was set up at 89 Neil Road, Chinatown, Singapore . Aw also founded several newspapers, including Sin Chew Jit Poh , Sin Pin Jit Poh , and Sing Tao Daily . Aw fled to Hong Kong during World War II and managed the business from there, while his brother stayed in Singapore until he closed down the factory and went to Rangoon. Aw returned to Singapore after
24-516: The Fujian province of China. In 1932, Aw and his brother Aw Boon Par founded St. John Hospital (Hong Kong) on Cheung Chau island. As of 2023 the original building, a historical landmark, continued to serve the approximate 12,000 residents of the island. His sons took over his businesses after Aw's death. Aw had an adopted daughter, Sally Aw , a businesswoman and former politician. Born in Rangoon as
30-471: The end of World War II and re-established his business. He set up Chung Khiaw Bank and once owned Pulau Serangoon (present day Coney Island), Singapore. In 1954, at the age of 72, Aw died from a heart attack following a major operation in Honolulu while on a trip to Hong Kong from Boston , US. He is remembered through his work with Haw Par Villas throughout Asia, with locations in Singapore, Hong Kong, and
36-596: Was born to Chinese herbalists in Rangoon (now known as Yangon ), Burma on 1882 under the British colonial government . In 1926, due to problems with the British Colonial government at the time, Aw migrated to Malaysia and expanded their business overseas to South East Asia, where he cofounded the business with his brother. Aw used cartoon commercialisation to promote his Tiger Balm product, named after himself, to any potential customer as well as at any public celebration. In
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