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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. Career.
Aw Boon Haw family. Traditional Chinese. 胡文虎家族. Transcriptions. Aw family is the family member of Aw Chu Kin and his descendant. Aw Chu Kin started his business in Burma, which his two sons expanded it into a multi-national conglomerate that from Chinese medicines to newspaper, as well as bank, insurance and real estate.
Aw Boon Haw (1882–1954) made his first fortune with Tiger Balm, which he co-developed with his younger brother Aw Boon Par in 1918. Through artful packages and clever marketing, the brothers made their versatile balm a household standard, first in their native Rangoon, then Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, China, and the rest of Southeast Asia.
Haw Par Mansion, better known for its public gardens known as Tiger Balm Garden or Aw Boon Haw Garden, was a mansion and gardens located at 15, Tai Hang Road, Tai Hang, Wan Chai District, Hong Kong. The Tiger Balm Garden was demolished for redevelopment [1] in 2004. [2]
Aw Boon Haw (b. 1882, Yangon, Myanmar 1 –d. 1954, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA 2), whose name means “gentle tiger”, was also nicknamed “Tiger Balm King”. 3 He is known for having established the Chinese cure-all, Tiger Balm, and for building an empire around it. 4 His other contributions include building the Haw Par Villa (also known as ...
Aw Boon Haw (胡文虎; 1882﹘1954), whose name means gentle tiger, was also nicknamed the Tiger Balm King. He is known for establishing the Chinese cure-all ointment, Tiger Balm, and for building a business empire around it.
Nicknamed ‘Gentle Tiger’, Aw Boon Haw was an overseas Chinese of immeasurable wealth and influence. Born in Rangoon, Aw and his brother formed an ideal partnership, which saw the success of the Tiger Balm products.
This article focuses on the wartime experiences of Aw Boon Haw who was the renowned billionaire peddler of the Tiger Balm ointment and owner of an influential chain of regional newspapers.
Jan 31, 2022 · Aw Boon Haw and Aw Boon Par were born the second and third sons respectively of a poor Hakka herbalist. Although ethnically Chinese, the brothers were born in Rangoon, Burma, where their parents migrated to escape war and poverty years earlier.
Born to Aw Chi Kim, owner of a Chinese herbal medicine shop in Rangoon, Aw Boon Haw and his brother Aw Boon Par made their fortune with Tiger Balm, a medicinal ointment reputed to be a cure-all.
