01 · 28 · 08 · 2026 · South of the Expo districtPINNED
Performer
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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28 · 08 · 2026 · Parque das Nações · Rossio dos Olivais · Sam Wang
LIFE NOTE
The Singer
At Rossio dos Olivais in Parque das Nações, a young man was singing in the street. Beside him, a stout woman danced to the music.
He was singing a Portuguese version of Oceanos. His voice was natural and recognisable, without trying to imitate the original singer; he performed with ease, with no barrier between him, the passers-by, and the surroundings.
An open suitcase lay in front of him, bearing two payment QR codes.
Inside the suitcase, a ten-euro note lies on top of a few scattered coins, looking rather lonely;
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Hexagram 31
Classic text · interpretive translationXian · Influence
Xian means influence. The yielding is above and the firm below; the two forces respond and join. — Zhou Yi · Xian, Commentary on the Judgment
Xian’s response takes several forms: a voice prompts dance steps, and listeners may stop or contribute. Feeling finds concrete channels in the square.
The ten-euro note looks solitary without measuring the performance’s worth or the night’s earnings. Listening, being heard and being paid carry related but distinct weight.
Reading in briefA voice receives responses, each with its own weight.Oceanos — Oceans
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The song being sung by the river that day was Oceanos. Keeping it here helps me remember that voice;
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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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