Tiger Balm Garden (Hong Kong)

For other places with the same name, see Tiger Balm Garden.

Haw Par Mansion
虎豹別墅
1953 picture of the Tiger Pagoda and Haw Par Mansion.
Map
Location15 Tai Hang Road, Tai Hang, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Area3.2 hectares (32,000 m2)
Opened1950s
FounderAw Boon Haw
Designation
Designated18 December 2009; 14 years ago (2009-12-18)
Tiger Balm Garden
Traditional Chinese虎豹別墅
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationFú paau biht séuih
JyutpingFu2 paau3 bit6 soei5
Tiger Balm Garden
Traditional Chinese萬金油花園
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationMaahn gām yáu fāa yún
JyutpingMaan6 gam1 jau2 faa1 jyun2
Aw Boon Haw Garden
Traditional Chinese胡文虎花園
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationWùh màhn fú fāa yún
JyutpingWu4 man4 fu2 faa1 jyun2

Haw Par Mansion, better known for its public gardens known as Tiger Balm Garden or Aw Boon Haw Garden, was a mansion and gardens located at 15, Tai Hang Road, Tai Hang, Wan Chai District, Hong Kong. The Tiger Balm Garden was demolished for redevelopment[1] in 2004.[2] The Haw Par Mansion and its private garden have been preserved.[3]

The Hong Kong Haw Par Mansion and its formerly adjoining Tiger Balm Garden were one of three Tiger Balm mansions and gardens. The others are located in Singapore (now the Haw Par Villa) and in Fujian province, where the gardens remain.[2]

  1. ^ Hong Kong Island West Drainage Tunnel. Impact on cultural heritage. January 2006
  2. ^ a b Doug Meigs, "Balmy days of Tiger Balm heritage", China Daily eClips, Nov 11 2010
  3. ^ Brief Information on Proposed Grade I Items. Item #94