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.
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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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16 · 09 · 2026 · Parque das Nações · Portugal Pavilion · Sam Wang
LIFE NOTE
Microbes
The Portugal Pavilion’s iconic giant cantilevered concrete roof resembles a sail, appearing remarkably light amid the shimmering waters of the Tagus.
In the centre of the square, a billboard announces GIMM FEST, the 2026 science festival devoted to microbes, with the central theme “Questions of the Future – Microbes.”
The billboard’s content drew passers-by to a stop;
“The wind has stopped; the Expo is very quiet;”
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Classic text · interpretive translationXun · The Gentle
Following winds: Xun. The noble person reiterates directions and carries them into action.
Xun suggests penetration and invites a question about how effects reach us. The large roof catches the eye; microbes require knowledge and instruments. Visible size does not determine significance.
The still wind describes a sensation without suspending living activity. Between silence and nothing happening lies a distance that science helps us understand.
Reading in briefVisible stillness can contain change.Orchid in a Quiet Valley · 空谷幽兰
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From the immense roof to microscopic life, the gaze comes to rest in the quiet after the wind. The expansive, reflective voice of “空谷幽兰” accompanies this moment: after so much experience, still being willing to stop and look closely.
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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.
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