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In a special feature on ABS-CBNnews.com, Isagani de Castro, Jr. took a photo of the Rizal Shrine in Jinjiang, Fujian province in southern China.
De Castro wrote: “Regardless of one’s stand on DMCI’s Torre de Manila project, Dr. Jose Rizal’s statue in Jinjiang county looks more dignified without any structure in the background.”
The photo taken by De Castro speaks for itself.
De Castro went on to explained why there was a Rizal Shrine in China: “The Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry and 7 other organizations proposed to build a Rizal Shrine here to commemorate Rizal’s Chinese roots. Rizal was the 22nd generation descendant of the first generation Ke family whose roots are in Shang Guo village in Jinjiang. Rizal’s great-great grandfather was Domingo Lameo, or Ke Yi Nan in Chinese, who immigrated to the Philippines.”
By contrast, check out the photo of the Rizal Monument in Manila. The photo was taken by the Malacañang Photo Bureau.
Photo: Isagani de Castro, Jr., ABS-CBNnews.com
This article has been re-published with permission from ABS-CBNnews.com.
