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.
A new digital beginning with XIAOXIONG®.
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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25 · 09 · 2026 · Parque das Nações · Sam Wang
LIFE NOTE
Dragon Boats
On the water at Parque das Nações, a few dragon boats are spread out. Red dragon heads and tails, orange life jackets—all adding a little bustle to the blue water.
Some paddles are already in the water; others are still in the air. Someone stands at the stern, steering. A whole boatful of effort is still looking for a shared rhythm.
Overhead, the cable cars follow one another; like spectators who have stopped in a line to watch.
“A bunch of big kids, paddling their dragon boat as though they were in the junior division;”
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Hexagram 13
Classic text · interpretive translationTong Ren · Fellowship
Fellowship in the open: success. It is favourable to cross the great river and to persevere as a noble person.
Tong Ren is about going with others. Its image of crossing a great river offers a way to read this boat, even on sheltered water: several paddles need to find their coordination to carry everyone in the same direction.
In the photograph, raised paddles alternate with those in the water. The boats move; the trees on the bank stand still. The cable cars move too, yet the author sees them as spectators who have stopped to watch. Movement and stillness reflect each other; watching and joining in each have their place.
Sharing a boat does not mean finding the same rhythm straight away. The note does not demand precision. Calling them “big kids” leaves room for the playfulness of it all.
Reading in briefSharing a boat, finding the rhythm as they go.Friends · 朋友
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Wakin Chau’s “Friends” accompanies the feeling of joining in and moving forward together. The paddles are not yet in time, but the fun is already aboard.
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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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