Haw Par Villa

Haw Par Villa
Previously known as Tiger Balm Garden
A Buddhist pavilion and pagoda in the Haw Par Villa
Location262 Pasir Panjang Road, Singapore 118628
StatusOperating
Opened1937 (1937)
OwnerSingapore Tourism Board
Operated byJourneys Pte Ltd
(since 2015)
ThemeChinese folklore
Area8.5 ha (21 acres)
WebsiteOfficial website
Coordinates01°17′03″N 103°46′56″E / 1.28417°N 103.78222°E / 1.28417; 103.78222

Haw Par Villa (Chinese: 虎豹別墅; pinyin: Hǔ Bào Biéshù; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hó͘ pà pia̍t-sú) is a theme park located along Pasir Panjang Road in Singapore. The park contains over 1,000 statues and 150 giant dioramas depicting scenes from Chinese Literature, folklore, legends, history, and statuary of key Chinese religions, Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism. During the 1970s and 1980s, the park was a major local attraction; it is estimated that the park then welcomed at least 1 million annual visitors, and is considered as part of Singapore's cultural heritage. As of 2018, under the park's management firm, Journeys Pte Ltd, efforts to revitalise the park are ongoing with the holding of themed events and the planning and construction of ancillary museums.