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PHOENIXA: THE NEST
by J.J.Cheng《鳳巢》
Gold Winner of the 2026 Nautilus Book Award
2026 美國鸚鵡螺圖書獎金獎得主
2026 Nautilus Gold Book Award Winner
PHOENIXA: THE NEST has been honored with the 2026 Nautilus Gold Book Award,
recognizing books that combine literary excellence with deeper insight into the human experience.
Rooted in Chinese mythology, history, and ancestral memory, the novel explores humanity's enduring search for peace, meaning, and belonging.The award places PHOENIXA among a distinguished tradition of works that foster wisdom, cross-cultural understanding, and conscious living.
At a time of growing global uncertainty, the story invites readers to rediscover the virtues of the Feng Huang—the ancient Chinese Phoenix of harmony and renewal.
《鳳巢》（PHOENIXA: THE NEST）
榮獲 2026 年美國鸚鵡螺圖書獎小說金獎
The 2026 Nautilus Book Awards
該獎項旨在表彰兼具文學價值、思想深度與人文關懷，並能促進智慧成長與跨文化理解的傑出作品。根植於中國神話、歷史記憶與家族傳承，
《鳳巢》透過鳳凰傳奇，探索人類對和平、意義與精神歸屬的永恆追尋。這項榮譽使《鳳巢》躋身一系列啟發智慧、促進文明對話與提升人類意識的重要作品之列。
在全球局勢日益動盪的今天，《鳳巢》重新喚起人們對鳳凰（Feng Huang）所象徵的美德——和諧、仁愛、平衡與重生——的思考與追尋。
Author
Book
Awards
PHOENIXA: THE NEST
《鳳巢》程脈傳奇溯源之旅
Part of
PHOENIXA:
A Mystical Quest for Peace
《鳳程》問道和平 神話傳奇系列第一部
J. J. CHENG 程一若
Award-Winning Author, Filmmaker, Cheng Family Historian
Publisher of East West Corridor Press
Creator of PHOENIXA®Saga
A Mystical Quest for Peace
跨文化獲獎作家和影視導演
家史研究傳承人
東西走廊國際出版社創始人和社長
《鳳程》神話傳奇文學系列開創者
The 2026 Nautilus Book Award
2026年美國鸚鵡螺圖書獎 金獎
Gold Winner
The 2026 Literary Titan Book Award
美國文學泰斗圖書獎 金獎
Semi-Finalist
2025 Somerst Book Award
英國薩默塞特圖書獎 準決賽入圍獎
Quick Facts
Critical Praise
About PHOENIXA
🏅 Gold Winner — Nautilus Book Awards 2026
🏅 Gold Winner — Literary Titan Book Award 2026
🏅 Semi-Finalist — Somerset Book Award 2025
Author 作者
J.J. Cheng, aka Phoenixa Cheng, 程一若
Work 作品
PHOENIXA®: THE NEST
A Mystical Quest for the Cheng Legacy
Series 系列
A four-book mythic cycle
The Nest · The Flight · The Return
& The Prequel: The One
Format 發行格式
Hardback, Paperback
eBook & Cinematic Audiobook
Status 狀態
Expanding into a cross-media mythic universe
Genre 類型
Mythic Literary Fiction / Mystical Realism
Fantasy, Adventure
Theme 主題
Memory, Myth, and the Human Quest
for Inner and World Peace
Companion 《問祖程脈》
CHENG LEGACY
An Ancestral Quest for Modern China
A Documentary Series
Quote 名句
“Power is the Dragon. Peace is the Fenghuang —
Between them lies the destiny of humankind.”
— J.J. Cheng
“a stunning “mystical realism” debut, blending personal memoir with Chinese history.”
–Litary Titan Book Review
-- Book Life Book Review
Human Endeavor Toward Cosmic Peace.
PHOENIXA® is a mythic literary work of mystical realism by J.J. Cheng, where myth and memory converge with lived history. Set against the turbulence of modern China, the story follows a wild-hearted girl who journeys through a world shaped by ancient cosmology and ancestral legacy, guided by the spirit of the Fenghuang—her Renaissance grandfather—on a quest to confront human greed and restore a path to peace.
Rooted in Chinese antiquity yet resonant with contemporary global tensions, PHOENIXA unfolds as both personal odyssey and civilizational reflection—where the search for inner peace becomes inseparable from the fate of the world.
PHOENIXA® is a trademarked literary work that establishes a four-book mythic cycle, exploring ancestral legacy through a rare, deeply personal yet universal East–West narrative. PHOENIXA invites us to ask: can peace be achieved without restoring memory or what history has silenced?
PHOENIXA® 是 J.J. Cheng（程一若）創作的一部「玄幻現實主義」文學作品，在神話、記憶與真實歷史之間交織融合。故事以動盪中的現代中國為背景，講述一位天性自由、不受束縛的少女，在古老宇宙觀與祖先精神傳承所塑造的世界中展開旅程；而引領她的，正是化身為鳳凰精神的「文藝復興式祖父」。在這場追尋之中，她試圖直面人性的貪婪，重新尋回通往和平的道路。
植根於中國古老文明精神，同時回應當代全球緊張局勢，《PHOENIXA》既是一場個體靈魂與命運的追尋，也是一部對文明未來的深刻省思
PHOENIXA® 是一部已註冊商標的神話文學作品，構建出一個橫跨四部曲的宏大敘事，以罕見而深具個人性、同時具有普世意義的東西方視角，探索祖先傳承與文明記憶。《PHOENIXA》向世人提出一個深刻的問題：若無法重拾記憶、尋回那些被歷史沉默的真相，人類是否真正能夠走向和平？
“As the tide of global conflict rises and the world turns to the Dragon of power, PHOENIXA summons the Feng Huang—the Chinese Phoenix, an ancient force of peace.”
— J.J. Cheng
當世界在衝突的浪潮中追逐巨龍，
《鳳程》則召喚鳳凰 - 中華文明古老的和平之靈。
— 程一若
PRESS MATERIALS
- J.J. CHENG Author Bio (pdf)
- PHOENIXA Book Synopsis
- PHOENIXA Press Release
- PHOENIXA: THE NEST Book Cover (High Resolution)
- Why PHOENIXA Matters Now
- PHOENIXA Media Story Angels
- PHOENIXA Fact Sheet
- CHENG LEGACY Poster
- CHENG LEGACY Synospsis
CREATIVE INNOVATION
• Blending mythic fiction, ancestral memory, and mystical realism
• Reimagining Chinese mythology for a contemporary global audience
• Bridging literature, philosophy, spirituality, and cinematic storytelling
• Expanding the boundaries between myth, memoir, and historical reflection
• Integrating visual art and immersive audiobook narrative
• Building a cross-media literary universe spanning books, film, and documentary
J.J. CHENG, Creator of PHOENIXA Saga and Universe
程一若《鳳程》問道和平跨文明神話傳奇系列之一《鳳巢》
STORY ANGLES
Why Chinese Heritage Matters Now
- China – U.S. Tensions Through Myth and Memory
- A Story of Peace in an Age of Global Fracture
- Why the Dragon Roars, A Phoenix’s Perspective
- A New Battleground in the East-West relationship through Mythic Literature
- An Ancestral Legacy confronting humanity’s drift towards Amnesia
- Reimagining the Chinese Fenghuang as a Symbol of Peace
WHY PHOENIXA MATTERS NOW?
- Peace is at Risk Without Understanding China
- Reclaiming Ancestral Memory in an Age of Cultural Amnesia
- One Woman’s Journey into Her Ancestral Past—and What It Reveals About Modern China
- Beyond Stereotypes: A Chinese Myth Reimagined for a Global Age of Peace
- Exploring the tension between power and peace through the Dragon and the Feng Huang
• A mythic literary response to an increasingly fractured and uncertain world
PHOENIXA: the nest
A Mystical Quest for the cheng legacy
《鳳巢》程脈傳奇溯源之旅
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Cinematic Audiobook Edition
Download Officical Poster 《問祖程脈》
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J.J. Cheng on Myth, Memory and Peace
關於神話 記憶 與和平
PEACE • POWER • PHOENIXA: A New Lens on U.S.–China Relations
Author and filmmaker J.J. Cheng explores how myth, history, and cultural understanding can help bridge the growing divide between the world's two leading powers.
CHENG LEGACY
An Ancestral Quest for Modern China
《問祖程脈》紀錄片系列
CHENG ZHEN JUN(1888-1932)
《程振鈞傳》程一若著
BY J.J. CHENG
A 20-episode documentary series
and feature documentary
in post-production.
Tracing the life and legacy of Republican-era modernizer Cheng Zhen Jun (1888–1932), CHENG LEGACY follows author filmmaker J.J. Cheng’s ancestral journey across ten of China’s most historically vibrant cities — from Beijing to the mountains of Wuyuan, to West Lake in Hangzhou, to Anqing along the shores of the Yangtze River, and to Wuxi by the inlets of the ancient Grand Canal — on the eve of the Covid-19 pandemic.
With a distinct auteur voice, Cheng’s reflective and meditative cinéma vérité narrative is at once urgent and revealing, casting light on a China at a civilizational crossroads — vibrant with modernity, yet suspended between remembrance and amnesia.
《問祖程脈》紀錄片系列
程一若作品
Scotland expedition 2026
GLASGOW
格拉斯哥
Where Cheng Zhen Jun studied Civil engineering, joining the first generation of Chinese students in Scotland in 1909.
ABERDEEN
阿伯丁
A center of higher learning where Cheng continued his engineering studies during Britain’s industrial age in 1913.
EDINBOURGH
愛丁堡
Where Cheng Zhen Ji studied Finance and Political Science in 1913-1919
LONDON
倫敦
Center of the British Empire, where Cheng studied mathematics, engaged with reform-minded Chinese intellectuals, and helped shape ideas for modern China.
In the summer of 2026, award-winning author and filmmaker J.J. Cheng travels to Scotland to retrace the footsteps of her grandfather, Cheng Zhen Jun (1888–1932), one of the earliest Chinese students to study at the University of Glasgow, arriving in 1909. In search of family history, as well as the spirit of the Scottish Enlightenment, and the transformative influence of the Industrial Revolution on a generation of Chinese modernizers who helped shape modern China.
CHENG LEGACY is an ongoing documentary, publishing, and historical research project exploring the intellectual, cultural, and educational connections between Scotland, Britain, and China during a pivotal period of world history.
We welcome conversations with:
- Historians and researchers
- Archivists and librarians
- University faculty and students
- Genealogists and local historians
- Documentary collaborators
- Cultural institutions and museums
- Volunteers and research assistants
- Funding and community partners
If you share an interest in history, education, intercultural exchange, or the overlooked stories that connect nations, we invite you to join the journey.
[BECOME A COLLABORATOR]
PHOENIXA and CHENG LEGACY are currently open for:
- Author talks & literary events
- Museum, university & cultural programming
- Media interviews & podcast appearances
- Cross-cultural dialogue forums
- Documentary partnerships & festival conversations
- International publishing, translation & adaptation opportunities
Journalists, scholars, programmers, and cultural organizations are invited to connect.