Lotus Lake was one of Sun Li's masterpieces. It was set in the rural areas of northern China in the 1950s. Through describing the production, life, marriage and love of a group of farmers in an aquatic environment, it showed the living conditions and resistance spirit of Chinese rural women under the double oppression of feudal ethics and capitalist production methods. Sun Li's artistic style was known for its authenticity, exquisiteness, and liveliness. She was good at portraying characters through vivid descriptions to show the inner world and emotional changes of the characters. In Lotus Lake, Sun Li used a large number of symbolic techniques and metaphor to combine the natural environment of Lotus Lake with the characters so that readers could understand and feel the emotions and relationships depicted in the novel more deeply. In addition, Sun Li's novels also focus on describing the character's personality and psychological changes. Through the in-depth analysis of the character's personality, it reveals the contradictions and conflicts in the character's heart, so that readers can have a deeper understanding of the character's emotions and psychological state. Looking at Sun Li's artistic style from Lotus Lake, one could feel the authenticity, exquisiteness, liveliness, and the deep excavation of the character's personality and psychological characteristics in Sun Li's works. This was also one of the reasons why her works were widely loved by readers.