“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 angry father

Dad's obviously unhappy with this pair of lovebirds. Watch out, kids!

“What I have in mind will be unique, like nothing anybody has seen,” Aw Boon Haw said when he obtained the land in Pasir Panjang, where the park's located, in 1934.

"We shall call it after us, Haw Par Villa.”

Well, the brothers certainly achieved something unique. Nowhere else in the world will you see a diorama of a woman breastfeeding an old lady -- one of the charming displays in Haw Par's hellishly popular underworld section.

Breast is best

The park offers no explanation for this, shall we say, confronting diorama. Turns out it's inspired by a filial legend called "She Suckled Her Mother-in-Law" about a woman who breastfed her toothless relative to keep her healthy. And you thought taking hubby's mom out to lunch was a painful experience.