Early stage: full of beautiful fantasy and optimistic spirit, reflecting the combination of realism and romanticism. Representative works include Light Box, Flowers of Little Significance, Thumbelina, Daughter of the Sea, Wild Swan, Ugly Duckling, Princess on the Pea, etc.
Mid-term: the fantasy component is weakened and the reality component is relatively enhanced. In lashing ugliness and praising beauty, it shows the persistent pursuit of a better life, and also reveals the melancholy mood of lack of self-confidence. Representative works include The Little Match Girl, Shadow, A Drop of Water, Mother's Story, Puppet Player and so on.
Later period: Facing the reality more directly than the middle period, focusing on describing the tragic fate of the bottom people and exposing the cold darkness of social life and the injustice of the world. The tone of the work is low. Representative works include Dream under the Willow, She is a Waste, Nightcap of a Bachelor, Lucky Beauty and Tian Yan.