01 · 28 · 08 · 2026 · South of the Expo districtPINNED
Performer
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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24 · 09 · 2026 · Parque das Nações · Office · Sam Wang
LIFE NOTE
The Match
Portugal 🇵🇹 VS Wales🏴;
In the League A group stage of the 2026/27 Nations League, Portugal host Wales in Lisbon. João Félix scores for Portugal in the first half.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s goal in the 59th minute is disallowed after VAR intervenes — offside.
Ref, that decision has left Ronaldo and the fans in the stadium so frustrated and disappointed.
“A match with a few twists along the way, but it ended well;”
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Classic text · interpretive translationJie · Limitation
Limitation brings success. Bitter limitation cannot be maintained.
Jie speaks of measure and boundaries. In football, an offside line separates a fine finish from a valid goal; the fans have already cheered, but the decision returns to the rules.
The warning against bitter limitation also cautions against rigidity. The rules have their place, and so does disappointment. Calling out “referee” from behind a screen is part of watching a match.
In the photograph, the Xiaoxiong page sits behind the match window. Work and a brief pause share a screen; movement and stillness reflect two sides of everyday life.
Reading in briefLeave the boundaries to the rules, and the disappointment to the fans.A Football Fan’s Adventure · 球迷奇遇记
Hacken LeeOne vote per browser per version; change or withdraw it anytime. Votes are for the author’s reference.
Hacken Lee matches the feeling of a fan caught up in a match through a screen: cheering, feeling disappointed, and watching on.
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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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XIAOXIONG®; it is not an advertisement in this book. It is proof that, in the second half of life, I am still willing to change.
FOUNDER OF XIAOXIONGWang Sanxiong · Sam Wang