This paper attempts to explore the relation between space and the construction of identity, using the example of Passage to Lo-Jin, a historical novel written by Shih, Shu-Ching. Three issues would be raised and discussed in this paper. First, in what ways can the spatial approach and the theoretical perspective of locational feminism give us insights to understand the interaction of gender identity and local/national identity? I will explore the challenge given by this novel to the studies of contemporary Taiwan literature, pointing out the phenomenon that this novel is full of local knowledge about the historical town (Lo-Jin), and thus uses local history as a way to rethink well-established national history. The second issue of this paper deals with the writing techniques of spatialization, with regard to the ways natural geography and cultural geography intermingle to form metaphors of individual and collective identity construction.Overall, this novel express the diversity of cultural and ethnic groups in Taiwan, but the significant features are not about their similarities and differences, but about the space in between these differences which gives rise to self-reflection and the formation of subjectivity. The actual journey and symbolic journey in between different locations and social roles constitute the attraction of this novel.