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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29 · 08 · 2026 · Parque das Nações · Rossio dos Olivais · Sam Wang
LIFE NOTE
Sculpture
In Rossio dos Olivais, in Parque das Nações, stands a giant work of public art—the Iberian Lynx (Lince Ibérico).
The sculpture is assembled from discarded plastics, metals, rubbish bins, and old car parts collected from the city.
Created by the Portuguese artist Bordalo II, it calls attention to pollution, the damage human beings cause to nature and ecosystems, and the need to protect endangered animals.
“People cut down trees and turn them into paper; then print on the paper: ‘Save paper. Protect the forest.’”
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Classic text · interpretive translationSun · Decrease
A lake beneath the mountain: Decrease. The noble one restrains anger and desire. — Zhou Yi · Sun, Image
Sun directs reduction towards the desire to consume. Waste transformed into a lynx makes materials visible again, preserving both the whole’s beauty and its discarded origins.
Even a message about saving resources uses them. After the irony comes a question about necessary use and avoidable waste; recognising the contradiction allows concrete choices to change.
Reading in briefSee waste’s new form, and revisit consumption’s source.Earth Song
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A lynx made of rubbish stands beside a busy street. When it comes to the environment, we should take a look at ourselves too;
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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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