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"Golden Mountain" is set against the background of the "Gold Rush" in northern Queensland in 1877, revealing a page of Australia's dark history that is gradually being forgotten. In 1877, 20-year-old Lai Yue and her younger sister Mei Ying traveled across the ocean to Australia to pan for gold in order to repay their father's debt. However, in the legendary Australia where gold is everywhere, the Lai Yue brothers and sisters not only had their dreams completely shattered, but also suffered the cruel persecution of racism that they had never experienced before. Lai Yue and Mei Ying regretted it ever since they set foot on that completely unfamiliar land, hoping to save enough money to return home as soon as possible. His elder brother Lai Yue herded sheep for a white rancher. After the hard-earned money he had exchanged for his life was robbed by the white ranchers, he became lonely, desperate and in a daze, and hanged himself in the jungle. My younger sister, Mei Ying, disguised herself as a man and changed her name to Ying. She found a job in a local store and experienced unimaginable pain and humiliation. In the boundless darkness and despair, she had an unforgettable and abnormal love affair with Merym, a white girl who worked as a servant to the prostitute Sophie in the small town of Maytown, which led to her death. Finally, with the help of his tribe, he escaped death and took advantage of the darkness to flee to the seaside town of Cooktown, finally embarking on the long journey back home. From the perspective of a marginalized female character, this novel describes the cultural conflicts between Chinese immigrants, Aboriginals and the British during the Australian Gold Rush in the late 19th century, and explores themes such as racism, colonialism, gender, and identity, all of which are hot topics today.