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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05 · 10 · 2026 · Parque das Nações · Vasco da Gama Shopping Centre · Sam Wang
LIFE NOTE
Nightfall
Under the night sky, Parque das Nações feels enchanting and peaceful. Its landmark twin towers look especially alluring.
The Vasco da Gama Shopping Centre glows with blue light; the streetlights lined up in front stand like watchmen of the night, motionless.
“Beneath the streetlights, a family passes, seen from behind;”
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Classic text · interpretive translationBi · Adornment
Fire at the foot of the mountain: Adornment. — Zhou Yi · Bi, Image (excerpt)
“Fire at the foot of the mountain”: Bi takes firelight illuminating a mountain as an image of adornment. Read through this night scene, light at the tops of the towers brings out their contours, while the shopping centre’s blue light draws the eye. The streetlights cast their light on the ground, revealing a path to walk along. The same light serves different purposes, giving the city’s beauty different scales.
The family’s figures are small among these lights. The note tells us neither where they have come from nor where they are going; it keeps only the moment of passing. Bi’s relation between adornment and substance offers a way of reading this scene: distant buildings invite the gaze, while nearby light serves those walking through. Part of the value of this nightscape lies in the room it makes for such an ordinary moment.
Reading in briefLight outlines the city and illuminates the path beneath a family’s feet.I Need You Every Minute · 分分钟需要你
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George Lam’s “I Need You Every Minute” accompanies the figures walking together under the streetlights. The song’s everyday companionship brings a little warmth to this night scene.
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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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