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名词

拥有万金油大王之称的胡文虎所建造的新加坡旅游景点之一。也称虎标万金油花园。

DEFINITION

Noun

A notable recreational destination in Singapore, originally built by Aw Boon Haw, the founder of Tiger Balm. Also known in Mandarin as “虎标万金油花园”.

由来

1937年落成的虎豹别墅，由万金油企业家胡文虎为弟弟胡文豹建造。
二战后，胡文虎从香港回到新加坡，将原本的花园进行重建。胡文虎在1954年逝世，其侄儿胡清才继续为花园进行改造，其中增加了相扑力士与泰国舞者等塑像。胡清才在1971年逝世后，胡家没有继续改造花园。
到了1985年，新加坡政府通过土地征收法（Land Acquisitions Act）接手管理虎豹别墅。新加坡旅游促进局（现为新加坡旅游局）于1986年将其提供给国际主题乐园有限公司（International Theme Parks Ltd）租用，之后发展为主题乐园。1990年，虎豹别墅重新开幕。
2015年，旅游局委任 Journeys 旅游公司负责经营与管理虎豹别墅。

ETYMOLOGY

Completed in 1937, Haw Par Villa was built by Aw Boon Haw for his younger brother, Aw Boon Par.
After the Second World War, Aw Boon Haw rebuilt the villa’s garden. After he passed away in 1954, his nephew Aw Cheng Chye took over the renovation, during which sculptures including a Sumo wrestler and a Thai dancer were added. After Aw Cheng Chye’s passing in 1971, the Aw family did not continue rebuilding the garden.
In 1985, the Singapore Government acquired Haw Par Villa through the Land Acquisition Act. In 1986, the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board took over the management of Haw Par Villa and leased it to International Theme Parks Ltd (ITP) to develop it as a theme park. It was reopened in 1990.
In 2015, STB appointed Journeys Pte Ltd to operate and manage Haw Par Villa.

例句

为了吸引更多访客旧地重游，虎豹别墅昨天起延长每日开放时间至晚上10时，并在每个星期五的6时30分举办两小时的“地狱之旅”导览活动，让游客在导游生动讲解下了解园内雕塑所蕴含的哲学和文化内涵。（《联合早报》， 9/6/2019）

SAMPLE SENTENCE

To attract more visitors, Haw Par Villa has extended its opening hours to 10 pm starting yesterday. The park also holds a two-hour-long “Journey to Hell” guided tour at 6:30 pm every Friday, allowing visitors to learn about the philosophical and cultural connotations of the park’s sculptures through the tour guide’s vivid commentary. (Lianhe Zaobao, 9/6/2019)