This is the first time I visit Haw Par Mansion...though many interesting sculptures have already been removed when compared to the photos I have seen before, there are still some very beautiful details inside the mansion, including this beautiful painted glass windows and staircase, carvings and mouldings, gilded with gold and murals.
Now the mansion has turned into Haw Par Music, a place for music and social initiative.
You can book a guide tour here:
https://www.hawparmusic.org/tc/
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haw par music 在 小小豬Kinsey Facebook 的精選貼文
出賣年齡系列……
話說我都想嚟好耐,想當年我都間唔中會去虎豹別墅個花園(嗱…我印象真係冇乜,只係睇返啲陳..陳..陳年舊照先知我去過同有咩睇)。雖然依家花園就拆左變左做豪宅,但活化大宅之後就做左音樂學院,可以報名嚟參觀導賞團。
不過依個導賞團一直處於長Full狀態,好努力咁每日去睇,竟然係上星期執到兩個位,打算同小小豬兩個去參觀。估唔到前幾日又有一個位執,所以終於可以三口子嚟行返轉。
導賞叔叔同我地介紹整住大宅歷史,由胡仕家族到大宅嘅建築設計都好詳細,小小豬當聽故事都好感興趣,仲好驚訝點解可以又大又靚得咁嚇人,尤其個廁所同夾萬,睇到佢嘩嘩聲。
大宅內所擺設絕大部分都係文物,所以在場職員姨姨都會好緊張咁望住,行近少少都會溫馨提示要小心,所以我個人就都唔建議太細嘅小朋友去,有興趣去參嘅朋友仔要留意。
想參加免費嘅導賞團可以到官網預約呀 ~> www.hawparmusic.org
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Why are there so many people outside the Haw Par Mansion 虎豹別墅 on its open day? It is part of HongKonger’s collective memories.
The mansion was built by Aw Boon Haw 胡文虎, a Burmese-Chinese tycoon, who produce the very famous ointment - Tiger Balm oil 萬金油, in 1930s.
This Mansion is one of the three Tiger Balm Mansions in the world - another two in FuJian and Singapore respectively. The ones in Hong Kong and Singapore also has a theme park for public enjoyment and to promote Chinese values - do good things (the theme park was full of sculptures showing the different ways the King of Hell punishes people who did bad things). It was a nightmare to the kids 😅
The Tiger Balm garden in Hong Kong was where locals visit during weekends in the past. Have I been to the Tiger Balm garden before? Yes! When I was 3 years old. And then in 1998, the Aw family sold the entire Garden complex to Cheung Kong Holdings for redevelopment. To preserve this garden, the government made an agreement with Cheung Kong Holdings, but the theme park was still demolished in 2004.
The remaining 1/8th of the original garden has turned into a music centre - Haw Par Music. The other part was demolished and used to build luxury houses - the Legend at Jardine’s Lookout.
Can you still visit the Haw Par Mansion now?
Yes! It is open to public daily until 6pm. In order to have access to all rooms in the mansion, you need to book a guided tour at https://www.hawparmusic.org in advance. Check out @HarParMusic for more information.
@hongkong_greeters managed to go into the mansion yesterday 👏🏻👏🏻 thanks for all these photos!
Where is it? 15A Tai Hang Road, Tai Hang 香港大坑大坑道15號A
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