A clothing drying apparatus, wherein the clothing drying apparatus comprises an air duct, an air path switching assembly, a plurality of clothing drying devices (7, 8); the air duct comprises a plurality of hot air input sections, a plurality of hot air output sections and a plurality of intermediate heat source sections (1, 2); each of the hot air input sections and each of the hot air output sections are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence with each of the clothing drying devices (7, 8); each of the intermediate heat source sections (1,2) is provided with at least one heating device (3, 4); the air path switching assembly comprises a first multi-position switching member and a second multi-position switching member, which are arranged between the hot air input sections and the intermediate heat source sections (1, 2) as well as between the hot air output sections and the intermediate heat source sections, respectively; the first multi-position switching member and the second multi-position switching member have the same number of switching positions and are arranged to cooperate with each other so as to selectively communicate at least one of the clothing drying devices (7, 8) with the corresponding hot air input section, hot air output section and intermediate heat source section to form a circulation loop; characterized in that the clothing drying apparatus comprises a plurality of heating devices (3, 4), each of the heating devices (3, 4) is arranged to be capable of being turned on or off independently, and the number of the intermediate heat source sections (1, 2) is larger than or equal to the number of the clothing drying devices, and when at least two intermediate heat source sections (1, 2) are connected to one clothing drying device (7, 8) at the same time, a drying temperature of this clothing drying device (7, 8) is controlled by controlling the heating device (3, 4) in each of the connected intermediate heat source sections (1, 2). the air duct comprises a plurality of hot air input sections, a plurality of hot air output sections and a plurality of intermediate heat source sections (1, 2); each of the hot air input sections and each of the hot air output sections are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence with each of the clothing drying devices (7, 8); each of the intermediate heat source sections (1,2) is provided with at least one heating device (3, 4); the air path switching assembly comprises a first multi-position switching member and a second multi-position switching member, which are arranged between the hot air input sections and the intermediate heat source sections (1, 2) as well as between the hot air output sections and the intermediate heat source sections, respectively; the first multi-position switching member and the second multi-position switching member have the same number of switching positions and are arranged to cooperate with each other so as to selectively communicate at least one of the clothing drying devices (7, 8) with the corresponding hot air input section, hot air output section and intermediate heat source section to form a circulation loop; characterized in that the clothing drying apparatus comprises a plurality of heating devices (3, 4), each of the heating devices (3, 4) is arranged to be capable of being turned on or off independently, and the number of the intermediate heat source sections (1, 2) is larger than or equal to the number of the clothing drying devices, and when at least two intermediate heat source sections (1, 2) are connected to one clothing drying device (7, 8) at the same time, a drying temperature of this clothing drying device (7, 8) is controlled by controlling the heating device (3, 4) in each of the connected intermediate heat source sections (1, 2).