“If you steal, you'll be frozen into blocks of ice," the woman says. "Lie, and your tongue will be cut. And -- this is very important -- if you cheat in an examination, you'll have your organs and intestines pulled out.” “So if I change immediately, can I go to heaven instead?” asked the seven-year-old girl. The source of this heart-warming exchange? A mother reading out exhibit captions to her daughter in the Ten Courts of Hell at Haw Par Villa, a Chinese mythology theme park in Singapore. Built in 1937 by Burmese-Chinese brothers Aw Boon Haw and Aw Boon Par -- best known for introducing the pain-relieving ointment Tiger Balm to the world -- the park has more than 1,000 statues and dioramas vividly depicting Chinese folk tales, myths and Confucian beliefs. Ten Courts of Hell A sign at the entrance to Haw Par Villa's "10 Courts of Hell" warns that the exhibit -- intended to educate the public on ethics and morality -- contains graphic images so parental guidance is recommended.

The Second Court of Hell

This man roasting in a volcanic pit is either a conman, a thief or has inflicted physical injury upon others, according to the exhibit's inscription ... or very possibly all three.

The cheater

Here, a student is punished for cheating in an examination. He won't do that again!