In Pictures : Haw Par Mansion & The Long-lost Tiger Balm Garden

The Tiger Balm Garden was a sprawling park adjoining the eye-catching Haw Par Mansion. While the former was demolished in 2004, the latter is now being transformed into Hong Kong’s first ‘cultural villa’. Built in the 1930s by Tiger Balm tycoon Aw Boon Haw to promote Chinese culture as well as his brand of pain-relieving […]

Bruce Lee Died from Drinking Too Much Water

  Officially, martial arts and film legend Bruce Lee died in 1973 from cerebral edema, or swelling of the brain, caused by a reaction to prescription medication. But that simple explanation as to how an apparently healthy young man who seemed invincible onscreen was taken down so suddenly did not sit well with fans, and […]