Tiger Balm Gardens131 viewsThis is what happens if you get into debt, the debt collector takes your wife away!
Tiger Balm Gardens131 viewsView looking back down to the main entrance
6th court - King Piencheng131 viewsCheating, cursing, abducting others results in being thrown onto a tree of knives
Misuse of books, possession of pornography material, breaking written rules and regulations or wasting food results in one’s body sawn into half or thrown onto a tree of knives
The Robinson Quay Hotel130 viewsThe Robinson Quay Hotel where I stayed during my two week holiday
Tiger Balm Gardens130 viewsA battle with a Chinese Lion or Dragon
Tiger Balm Gardens130 viewsThis tiger is about to strike the snake
1st Court- King Qinguang130 views1st Court - King Qinguang conducts preliminary trials
Vesak130 viewsInside a Buddhist temple during Vesak day. This was similar to our own Harvest Festival. We were invited by our Chinese Amah and allowed in by the Monks to watch.
Vesak130 viewsInside the temple. Worshippers purchased gold leaf and stuck it on to this statue. Our Chinese Amah is in the foreground.
The obverse side of a Japanese WW2 occupation bank note. 129 views
The Mackan129 viewsThe mackan (think the spelling is right) is actually two pieces of
bamboo, the stall holder would walk up and down banging them together in his
/ her own special way to advertise the fact the stall was ready for
business. I used to bang the two pieces of wood together for a bit of a laugh to confuse the locals.
China Town Museum129 viewsThis was the outside loo, a hole cut into a stone slab, (just out of the picture where the door is