Place Memory and Identity Consciousness in <i>The Golden Mountain</i>—A Case Study of Diaolou and Laundromats

新移民作家张翎的小说《金山》在故事架构上横跨中国与加拿大两国，不过人物的活动场域主要聚焦于相对封闭的特定场所，这些场所因主人公的跨域体验，具有中西交融的色彩，承载着复杂的文化记忆。从文化记忆理论来看，这些记忆深刻影响着人物对自身身份的重新建构。张翎以独特的文学笔触，通过对华人劳工及其后代文化记忆的书写，展现出超越单一文化视角的身份认同观念。The full-length novel The Golden Mountain by the new-immigrant writer Zhang Ling spans across China and Canada in terms of space. However, the specific activities of the characters mainly take place in relatively enclosed places. The cross-regional experiences of the protagonists endow the places where they lived with cultural memories of the integration of Chinese and Western cultures. These memories profoundly influence the characters’ reconstruction of their self-identities. With her unique literary touch, Zhang Ling portrays the cultural memories of Chinese laborers and their descendants, reflecting her distinctive view on identity recognition.