Worlds most unexpected theme park

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Worlds most unexpected theme park


“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 god of death

The Ten Courts of Hell was inspired by Buddhist beliefs. Yama (the figure in the background, to the left), the god of death, oversees punishments in each court of hell.

The

The Hill of Knives

Each court of hell is pretty exclusive. Souls sent to the Fifth Court of Hell either murdered someone for their money or property, or were loansharks who charged "exorbitant interest rates."

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