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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11 · 08 · 2026 · Gulbenkian Garden · Lisbon · Sam Wang
LIFE NOTE
The Kissing Pavilion
In the Gulbenkian Garden near the office, there is a circular pavilion of stone arches called the “Beijódromo”, or “Kissing Pavilion”, designed by the Portuguese contemporary artist Carlos Bunga.
Within the greenery around the Gulbenkian Modern Art Centre (CAM), the rough stone arches and dense trees create a romantic, secluded space with the feel of classical ruins.
Perhaps all those kids gather inside because of the name “Kissing Pavilion”.
After the move to the Expo office, the Gulbenkian will become somewhere I happen upon only now and then. The sky is still so blue!
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Classic text · interpretive translationGou · Coming to Meet
Gou means meeting. — Zhou Yi · Gou, Commentary on the Judgment
Gou’s encounter changes frequency after the office move. The formerly everyday pavilion now needs another visit; the place remains while relational distance changes.
Its name evokes intimacy without explaining every visitor. An open space allows different uses and possibilities its name does not exhaust.
Reading in briefThe place stays; changing routes change the encounter.Encounter · 遇见
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After moving, I meet the pavilion by chance. The song accompanies that small change: we move on while old places keep a part of our everyday life;
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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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