Thursday, 24 April 2014

Hey guys...So this Saturday,we will be going to Sri Mariamman Temple.So stay tune for our next update

:)

By Durrani

Wednesday, 16 April 2014

Haw Par Villa - (  Pasir Panjang Road , Singapore  )

 

We went to Haw Par Villa on Friday , 11/04 .

There , we went to the , ' Ten Courts Of  Hell ' , that features depictions of hell in Chinses mythology and Buddhism . We also went to the , ' Journey To The West ' , and more (: There were a lot of   statues of mythological figures .

A lot of scenes from Chinese mythology, folklore, legends, history, and illustrations of various aspects of Confucianism.



It was previously known as Tiger Balm Gardens. It was renamed Haw Par Villa after its former owners – Boon Haw & Boon Par. They made a fortune in early 1900s selling Tiger Balm . A cure-all paste created by their father. Haw Par Villa is filled with over 1000 statues and 150 dioramas that dramatise Chinese legends and folklore. This historical theme park has large, imposing statues from legends of old ( ft characters like Fu Lu Shou , Confucius and the Laughing Buddha ) . Founded on Chinese legends and values .

 The most well-known is probably the Ten Courts of Hell exhibit, which depicts scenes of punishment and reincarnation popular to Buddhist belief. This is followed by Journey into the West, which retells the classic Chinese legend of monk Xuanzang in his search of Buddhist scriptures. Prepare to be fascinated by stories and images of ancient times here at Haw Par Villa, told vividly through storytelling.


We were to be in our groups and learn by ourselves , it was a very memorable journey . We learnt a lot of things there and here are some pictures that we took ^^  We ran around trying to finish studying each pictures and information given but time did not permit us :( We will try our best next time we visit another learning point with the other groups (:









 






Blue World Members <3
Durrani Azman , Don Tan , Nurul Syaqina, Linda Lim
 















































 
We apologise if the photos are not professionally taken . We will improve more on it and also on writing down what we experienced . ' A picture shows a thousand meanings ' .
 
done by ; Nurul Syaqina <3