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Tiger Balm Red Tiger Balm 1930s. A precursor to Tiger Balm called Ban Kin Yu (Chinese: 萬金油; lit.'Ten Thousand Golden Oil') was developed in the 1870s in Rangoon, Burma, during the British colonial era by the practising Chinese herbalist Aw Chu Kin, [1] son of Aw Leng Fan, a Chinese Hakka herbalist in Zhongchuan, Fujian Province, China. [2]
Aw Boon Par (Chinese: 胡文豹; pinyin: Hú Wénbào; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hô͘ Bûn-pà; 1888–1944) was an entrepreneur and philanthropist best known for introducing Tiger Balm. He was a son of Hakka herbalist Aw Chu-Kin. [1] [2] Aw was born during the British colonial rule.
The building continued to serve as the Tiger Balm factory for around 50 years. [1] On 10 August 1961, a fire resulted in the building resilted in the destruction of $3,000 worth of Chinese medicinal products. [5] The building was purchased by garment maker Singapore Crocodile in 1973. [6]
The composition of Tiger Balm has been amended to provide readers with more accurate information. (Amended on 2007.10.23) Tiger Balm as sold in the US is limited by FDA regulations to 11% camphor.
The entrance to Haw Par Villa in the grounds of Tiger Balm Garden in Singapore. Figures at Tiger Balm Garden Hong Kong in 1965. Tiger Balm Gardens are public gardens that existed or continue to exist in three East Asia locations. They are also known as Haw Par Villa gardens. All three Tiger Balm Garden locations were built by the Aw family (Aw ...
Eng Aun Tong Building in Guangzhou, circa 1939. It was nationalized by the People's Republic of China in 1949. The predecessor of Haw Par Corporation, Eng Aun Tong, was founded by Aw Chu Kin, father of Aw Boon Haw and Boon Par brothers.
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Aw Boon-Haw (Chinese: 胡文虎; pinyin: Hú Wénhǔ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ô͘ Bûn-hó͘; 1882–1954), OBE, was a Chinese entrepreneur and philanthropist best known as founder of Tiger Balm. He was a son of Hakka herbalist Aw Chu-Kin , with his ancestral home in Yongding County , Fujian , China.