In the Vast World, Which Came First: The Chicken or the Egg?

This is not only a remarkable fantasy novel that unravels an age-old mystery, but also the life's work of a seventy-year-old who weathered hardship and held fast to his dream. The author spent ten years writing it, never putting down his pen even while caring for his gravely ill wife, and transformed a lifetime of experience into moving prose. The everyday phrase “I'll take your good wishes” turns out to conceal a legend spanning a thousand years. The story begins in ancient times, when the kindhearted Princess Jiyan ventures into the mountains to save a divine bird from her dreams. After enduring many dangers, she forms a bond with a phoenix and witnesses the tangled feud between the divine bird sisters. In the end, a fairy and a phoenix pour their hearts into combining the traits of a hundred birds to create the world's first chicken, bringing a fantastical and heartwarming conclusion to the debate over whether the chicken or the egg came first. Open this book, and as you take in the beauty of its mythology, you will also find inspiration in a life of kindness, courage, and perseverance.