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Social Science 3 Jose Rizals Life, Works & Writings
CHAPTER 11: In Hong Kong and Macao (1888)
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IN HONG KONG AND MACAO
FEBRUARY 1888 Hounded by powerful enemies, Rizal was forced to leave his country for the second time. He was then a full-grown man of 27 years of age, a practicing physician, and a recognized man of letters.
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THE TRIP TO HONG KONG
FEBRUARY 3, 1888 After a short stay of six months in his beloved Calamba, Rizal left Manila for Hong Kong on board the Zafiro.
He was sick and sad during the crossing of the choppy China Sea.
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THE TRIP TO HONG KONG
Rizal did not get off his ship when it made brief stopover at Amoy on February 7. For three reasons: reasons: He was not feeling well, It was raining hard, and He heard that the city was dirty
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THE TRIP TO HONG KONG
During his stay in Hong Kong, a British colony, Rizal wrote a letter to Blumentritt, dated February 16, 1888, expressing his bitterness.
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THE TRIP TO HONG KONG
In Hong Kong, Rizal stayed at Victoria Hotel. He was welcomed by the Filipino residents, including Jose Maria Basa, Balbino Mauricio, and Manuel Yriarte.
A Spaniard, Jose Sainz de Varanda, shadowed Rizals movement in Hong Kong. It is believed that he was commissioned by the Spanish authorities to spy on Rizal.
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VISIT TO MACAO
FEBRUARY 18, 1888 18, Rizal, accompanied by Basa, boarded the ferry steamer Kiu-Kiang for Macao. He was surprised to see among the passengers a familiar figure Sainz de Varanda.
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VISIT TO MACAO
Rizal and Basa stayed at the house of Don Juan Francisco Lecaros, a Filipino gentleman married to a Portuguese lady. He was rich and spent his days cultivating plants and flowers.
During his two-day sojourn, Rizal visited the theatre, casino, cathedral and churches, pagodas, botanical garden, and bazaars, he also saw the famous Grotto of Camoens, Portugals national poet.
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VISIT TO MACAO
FEBRUARY 19 He witnessed a Catholic procession, in which the devotees were dressed in blue and purple dresses and were carrying unlighted candles.
FEBRUARY 20 Rizal and Basa returned to Hong Kong, again on board the ferry steamer Kiu Kiang. Kiang
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EXPERIENCES IN HONG KONG
During his two-week visit in Hong Kong, Rizal studied Chinese life, language, drama, and customs. He wrote down in his own diary the following experiences: experiences: 1. Noisy celebration of the Chinese New Year which lasted from February 11th (Saturday) to 13th (Monday). Continuous explosions of firecrackers. The richer the Chinese, the more firecracker he exploded.
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EXPERIENCES IN HONG KONG
2. Boisterous Chinese theatre, with noisy audience and noisier music. In the Chinese dramatic art, Rizal observed the following: a man astride a stick means a man riding a horseback an actor raising his legs means he is entering a house a red dress indicates a wedding a girl about to be married coyly covers her face with a fan even in the presence of his fianc a man raising a whip signifies he is about to ride a horse.
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EXPERIENCES IN HONG KONG
3. The Marathon Lauriat party, wherein the guests were served numerous dishes, such as dried fruits, geese, shrimps, century eggs, shark fins, bird nests, white ducks, chicken with vinegar, fish heads, roasted pigs, tea, etc. The longest meal in the world.
4. The Dominican Order was the richest religious order in Hong Kong. It engaged actively in business. It owned more than 700 houses for rent and many shares in foreign banks. It had millions of dollars deposited in banks which earned fabulous interest.
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EXPERIENCES IN HONG KONG
5. Of the Hong Kong cemeteries belonging to the Protestants, Catholics, and Muslims, that of the Protestants was the most beautiful because of its well-groomed plants and clean pathways. The Catholic cemetery was most pompous, with its ornate and expensive mausoleums and extravagantly carved sepulchers. The Muslim cemetery was the simplest, containing only a little mosque and tombstone with Arabic inscription.
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DEPARTURE FROM HONG KONG
FEBRUARY 22 Rizal left Hong Kong on board the Oceanic an American steamer. Oceanic, His destination was Japan. He did not like the meals on board, but he liked the ship because it was clean and efficiently managed. His cabinmate was a British Protestant missionary who had lives in China for 27 years. Rizal called him a good man.
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