The Chinese romance novel “Apricot Blossom” is, on the one hand, an anecdotal story full of irony about the adventures of a young man who, having acquired a miraculous potion to increase male strength, acquired twelve wives; on the other hand, this is a book about passion, about that side of intimate life, which, being in the shadows, nevertheless occupies a significant part of human life and falls on its best, but short time - the time of youth. For the modern reader, this novel is interesting as a book for intimate reading.