" Hawthorn Tree Love " was about the love story between two young people, Wang Chun and Fan Xiaoxia. The story took place in the 1960s in rural China. Wang Chun and Fan Xiaoxia were cousins who grew up in the same village. Wang Chun was an artistic youth who liked to write poems and play the guitar while Fan Xiaoxia was a female student with excellent academic performance and a passion for sports. The two of them found similarities in each other and gradually developed feelings for each other. However, their feelings were limited by their family and society, and they could not be together. In the second half of the novel, Wang Chun and Fan Xiaoxia's feelings have a breakthrough. They have experienced many difficulties and challenges together and finally overcome all obstacles to come together. However, they did not end up together because Fan Xiaoxia was admitted to university and Wang Chun gave up his dream because of his family's poverty. Through the love story of two young people, the novel shows the current situation of Chinese rural society and families at that time, reflects the complexity and variety of human nature, and also shows the author's respect and concern for young people.