01 · 28 · 08 · 2026 · South of the Expo districtPINNED
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The platform outlined in red looks so fragile—like a footnote to walking on thin ice in life.
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ENGLISH EDITION
Let it be,without forcing it;
Memoirs of a Chinese restaurateur in Portugal, read through life’s changes and the I Ching.
HALF A LIFETIME OF NOTES
Let it be,without forcing it;
If you can make ‘creation’ as natural as breathing, it is not because intention is absent; it is because all intention has already dissolved into the breath.Sam Wang
Two parts, twelve moments.
A life told through choices, losses and changes rather than a résumé.
Necessity brings change.
From arriving in Lisbon to the Madrid expansion, family, and the pandemic.
Change opens the way.
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The city passes.
Memory remains.
Photographs and short texts about Lisbon, restaurants, architecture, and the moments that do not fit inside the chapters.
90 translated notes · English edition
02 · 06 · 10 · 2026 · Parque das Nações · Oceanarium
Oceanarium II
“The oceanarium sheds the bustle of the day and returns to quiet;”
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03 · 06 · 10 · 2026 · Parque das Nações · Beside the oceanarium
Little Stream
“In the lower-left corner, the shadow holds up a phone;”
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04 · 06 · 10 · 2026 · Parque das Nações · Lisbon Oceanarium
Oceanarium
“In the distance, two cable cars glide towards the end of the line;”
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05 · 05 · 10 · 2026 · Parque das Nações · Vasco da Gama Shopping Centre
Nightfall
“Beneath the streetlights, a family passes, seen from behind;”
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06 · 05 · 10 · 2026 · Parque das Nações · Tagus riverside
Low Tide II
“The sky, so blue;”
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16 · 08 · 2026 · Cabo da Roca Lighthouse · Sintra · Sam Wang
LIFE NOTE
Cabo da Roca
Portugal’s well-known Cabo da Roca lighthouse stands at the westernmost point of the Eurasian mainland. The great Portuguese poet Luís Vaz de Camões wrote the famous line, “Where the land ends and the sea begins” — “Onde a terra se acaba e o mar começa”.
The lighthouse began operating in 1772 and is one of the oldest in Portugal.
“I’ve been in Portugal for 28 years. I can’t remember how many times I’ve been to Cabo da Roca; it seems I’ve never once gone just to keep myself company.”
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Classic text · interpretive translationGen · Keeping Still
Stop when it is time to stop; move when it is time to move. When movement and stillness keep their time, the way is bright. — Zhou Yi · Gen, Commentary on the Judgment
Gen pauses a familiar itinerary: how are we present in a place visited many times? Accompanying someone and lingering for oneself use the same path with different attention.
“It seems never” preserves memory’s hesitation. Earlier visits retain their value, while today can offer more time for one’s own gaze.
Reading in briefOn a shared path, leave a step for yourself too.Keeping You Company Through the Years · 陪你度过漫长岁月
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I have accompanied others so often without thinking of accompanying myself. This time the song’s you is myself: after twenty-eight years, I can ask what I want to see;
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RESTAURANTS · ARCHITECTURE · HISTORY · I CHING
Half a lifetime
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Hello, I’m Wang Sanxiong — Sam 🤝
The book’s epigraph is my motto, and the starting point for how I understand life, restaurants, and entrepreneurship.
I am a Chinese immigrant living in Portugal, originally from Qingtian, Zhejiang, and a restaurant owner. I love architecture and the history behind it; I love the I Ching, and use Eastern wisdom to interpret the stories hidden behind history.
A battle for small and medium-sized restaurants to reclaim their own customer channels;
The second half of life should be more exciting than the first — that is only reasonable;
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