BRIDGING CIVILIZATIONS THROUGH STORY
東西走廊以故事連通文明
Publishing • Documentary • Film • Cultural Media
BRIDGING CIVILIZATIONS THROUGH STORY
東西走廊以故事連通文明
Publishing • Documentary • Film • Cultural Media
WHO WE ARE
East-West Corridor Press is an independent publishing and media house dedicated to connecting civilizations through story.
Founded by award-winning author and filmmaker J.J. Cheng, we develop books, documentaries, films, and cultural media that bridge East and West through literature, history, mythology, biography, and the search for peace.
We believe stories preserve memory, illuminate truth, and inspire future generations.
東西走廊國際出版社
溯文明之源，啟未來之光
東西文化長廊出版社以保存記憶、傳承智慧、促進文明對話為使命。我們關注歷史與未來、東方與西方、人文與精神世界的交匯，出版文學、傳記、歷史研究、紀錄片及跨媒體作品。透過發掘被遺忘的故事、重建文化的連結、探索和平與人類共同價值，我們期望在不同文明之間開闢一條理解與交流的長廊，讓過去的光芒照亮未來的道路。
溯文明之源，啟未來之光。
WHO WE ARE
East-West Corridor Press is an independent publishing and media house dedicated to connecting civilizations through story.
Founded by award-winning author and filmmaker J.J. Cheng, we develop books, documentaries, films, and cultural media that bridge East and West through literature, history, mythology, biography, and the search for peace.
We believe stories preserve memory, illuminate truth, and inspire future generations.
東西走廊國際出版社
溯文明之源，啟未來之光
東西文化長廊出版社以保存記憶、傳承智慧、促進文明對話為使命。我們關注歷史與未來、東方與西方、人文與精神世界的交匯，出版文學、傳記、歷史研究、紀錄片及跨媒體作品。透過發掘被遺忘的故事、重建文化的連結、探索和平與人類共同價值，我們期望在不同文明之間開闢一條理解與交流的長廊，讓過去的光芒照亮未來的道路。
溯文明之源，啟未來之光。
WHO WE ARE
East-West Corridor Press is an independent publishing and media house dedicated to connecting civilizations through story.
Founded by award-winning author and filmmaker J.J. Cheng, we develop books, documentaries, films, and cultural media that bridge East and West through literature, history, mythology, biography, and the search for peace.
We believe stories preserve memory, illuminate truth, and inspire future generations.
東西走廊國際出版社
溯文明之源，啟未來之光
東西文化長廊出版社以保存記憶、傳承智慧、促進文明對話為使命。我們關注歷史與未來、東方與西方、人文與精神世界的交匯，出版文學、傳記、歷史研究、紀錄片及跨媒體作品。透過發掘被遺忘的故事、重建文化的連結、探索和平與人類共同價值，我們期望在不同文明之間開闢一條理解與交流的長廊，讓過去的光芒照亮未來的道路。
溯文明之源，啟未來之光。
founder
Publisher of East -West Corridor Press
J.J. Cheng (程一若)
J.J. Cheng is the founder of East-West Corridor Press. Throughout her career in media and education both in China and the United States, she has been dedicated to fostering understanding between cultures through storytelling, media, and historical inquiry.
Cheng is positioned to publish works that illuminate hidden histories, preserve cultural memory, and encourage meaningful dialogue across civilizations. Inspired by her own family’s journey through modern Chinese history and her lifelong experience living between East and West, Cheng believes that stories have the power to transcend borders, connect generations, and cultivate wisdom, empathy, and peace.
Cheng is the creator of the PHOENIXA Saga, A Mystical Quest for Peace and the upcoming CHENG LEGACY, An Ancestral Quest for Modern China Documentary series.
FEATURED WORK
PHOENIXA: THE NEST
《鳳巢》
PHOENIXA: THE FLIGHT
《鳳飛》
CHENG LEGACY
《問祖程脈》
CHENG BIOGRAPHY
《程振鈞傳略》
Book One of the PHOENIXA Saga
Book Two of the PHOENIXA Saga
Ancestral Quest for Modern China
Life Story of Cheng ZhenJun
with Colltected writings
A Mystical Quest for Peace
A wild-hearted Chinese girl rides a Feng Huang through myth, memory, and the storms of twentieth-century China in search of a cure for human greed and the path to peace.
一位自由任性的中國女孩，乘著鳳凰穿越神話與歷史風暴，尋找療癒人類貪婪的良方以及通往和平的道路。
Phoenixa journeys across the Pacific to America, confronting new worlds, new powers, and the timeless struggle between material ambition and spiritual destiny.
《鳳飛》中，鳳橫越太平洋來到美國，踏入嶄新的世界與文明中探索成長。愛情和家史同時不期而至充滿驚險，一段關於自我覺醒、文明對話與命運抉擇的旅程。
A documentary journey and ten-city search across China and Britain to uncover the story of Cheng Zhen Jun and explore one family's role in the making of modern China.
從北京到格拉斯哥，從徽州到紐約，一場橫跨中美英三·國十幾座城市的尋根之旅追尋程振鈞的傳奇人生的紀錄片。它探索一個家族與現代中國共同成長的歷史軌跡
A biography and collection of writings chronicling the life of an early Chinese modernizer whose journey from Anhui to Scotland and London helped shape a generation of national renewal.
程振鈞奉獻人生傳記和程振鈞原著集錦
stories on screen
CHENG LEGACY
( In Post-Production)
To defy historical amnesia, J.J. Cheng travels from Beijing into the vast heartlands of China in search of her ancestral roots, long obscured by time. From Confucian Wuyuan, the birthplace of her grandfather Cheng Zhen Jun, to Huangzhou, the cradle of China’s first exposition, and Anqing along the Yangtze River, Cheng retraces the footsteps of China's first generation of modernization pioneers. Her quest culminates in Wuxi, along the Grand Canal, where she discovers the remains of Cheng's long-lost Family Tomb — a profound moment when the enduring spirit of her family reveals itself.
《問祖 程振鈞》簡介
旅美華人作家程一若拒絕歷史失憶, 展開反思性中華尋根之旅，追尋祖父程振鈞那被時光掩埋的生死足跡.
從北京到儒鄉婺源- 程振鈞的出生地，再到首屆西湖博覽會發源地杭州, 再到長江之畔的安慶，徽公路的起點三陽歙縣，以及無錫古運河畔惠山腳下沉寂九載的程氏家族墓地， 程進行了一場中華民族家國命運交織的百年溯源精神之旅。
CHINA中國尋根
from deathbed to power
BEIJING
北京
Capital of China and birthplace of filmmaker J.J. Cheng. Starting point of a decade-long search for family history.
WUYUAN
婺源
Birthplace of Cheng Zhen Jun (程振鈞, 1888-1932)and Cheng Zhen Ji (程振基, 1890-1940）, ancestral home of the Cheng family lineage.
SHEXIAN
歙縣
Gateway to ancient Huizhou and start point of the Huanghui Highway（徽杭公路), a landmark modernization project masterplanned by Cheng Zhen Jun.
HUANGZHOU
杭州
Site of China’s First West Lake Exposition (1929), organized under Cheng Zhen Jun’s leadership.
NANKING
南京
AN QING
安慶
Historic Yangtze River city where Cheng studied, entered public service, and ultimately died in the line of duty in 1932.
SHANGHAI
上海
China’s modern gateway to the world. A key destination in Cheng’s infrastructure, fundraising, and reform efforts.
WUXI
無錫
Site of the Cheng family cemetery, where J.J. Cheng discovered long-lost ancestral remains in 2019.
LUOYANG
洛陽
Homeland of Neo-Confucian sages Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi, spiritual roots of the Cheng lineage.
From the imperial capital of Beijing to the ancestral heartland of Huizhou and the industrial cities of the Yangtze River, J.J. Cheng retraces the footsteps of her grandfather Cheng Zhen Jun, uncovering buried family history and exploring the forces that shaped modern China.
BRITAIN 英國尋根
THE MAKING OF MODERNIZERs
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.
Join the Journey
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.
More than a century later, she returns in search of family history, 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.