The only part of the Garden's that requires an entrance fee is the 'Ten Courts of Hell' depicting the fate of 'nare-do-wells' for such crimes as 'lack of filial piety (which seems to have been the most serious sin). Good taste prevents publication of those tableaus here, but you'll see the punishment for 'cheating' in the Eighth Court of Hell'. This was accompanied by figurines having their intestines pulled out! Not sure why Sumo's and Koala are also included in these Chinese gardens.
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OMG! David! I can't believe you guys actually visited HPV!
It's the creepiest place on earth :P
The photographer loved it. I saw parents showing small children around the '10 courts of hell'. Bet they slept well!
We were shooed out of some posh restaurant that houses a museum next door. Do you know it?
Yes, it's "reservations only". Expensive but lousy. They deserve to be in the 10 courts of hell themselves :P
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