Yes, this is a depiction of a person having their head sawed in half vertically. This and many other disturbingly gruesome things can be seen at Haw Par Villa. This was one of the depictions of the "Ten Courts of Hell" display at the "Chinese Mythological Theme Park"... their words, not mine. Probably one of the weirdest theme parks I have ever seen.
In Chinese Mythology, sins and past transgressions are paid for in the Ten Courts of Hell, each sin or transgression calling for a different punishment... anything from "being cast onto a hill of knives"
For money lenders charging exorbitant interest rates or plotting someones death for his money or property. Or how about being crushed under a stone for neglecting the young or the old, or being dismembered for robbing, murdering or raping?
Yes, the Ten Courts of Hell have it all... pick a sin, they have the punishment for it. Now I want all of you to go to your rooms, and think about what you have done.
I don't think I have done anything wrong but if I do I think I'll choose being sawed in half. Those guys look like they are having fun!
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