01 · 28 · 08 · 2026 · South of the Expo districtPINNED
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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.
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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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26 · 08 · 2026 · Parque das Nações · MEO Arena · Lisbon · Sam Wang
LIFE NOTE
Sun-Man
Homem-Sol (Sun-Man), created by Portuguese sculptor Jorge Vieira for the 1998 Lisbon World Exposition (Expo ’98). The work seeks to establish a connection between humanity and the sun: one cannot exist apart from the other. A legacy of public art left behind by that year’s Expo.
On the left is the Expo venue where Web Summit is held every November. Last year, “Xiaoxiong” stepped inside for the first time. It was also the first time in his life that he had experienced, at close range, the remarkable talks given by the big names of Silicon Valley.
This year’s “summit” is almost here again.
The clouds are beginning to gather. It seems another autumn rain is brewing;
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Classic text · interpretive translationLi · The Clinging
Light arises twice: Li. The great person continues the light to illuminate the four directions. — Zhou Yi · Li, Image
Li’s continuing light calls for work that connects. A conference offers new perspectives; inspiration needs understanding, trial and revision to reach concrete problems.
The sun figure and clouds coexist. Admitting what remains unclear helps form the next question; enthusiasm gains substance through actions that test it.
Reading in briefAfter inspiration, bring light to a concrete question.Aspiration in My Heart · 壮志在我胸
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Xiaoxiong first entered Web Summit last year; the next one is approaching. This song meets the part of me that still wants to build something new after fifty;
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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