Su Shi's prose presents rich and colorful artistic features. He absorbed artistic nutrition extensively from his previous works, the most important source of which was the heroic momentum of Mencius and strategists in the Warring States period, Zhuangzi's rich association and natural and unrestrained writing style. Su Shi is really expressive, and there is almost nothing objective or inner feelings that his works can't express. Su Wen's style changes freely with different objects and is as natural and smooth as running water.
The characteristics of Su Shi's prose are: the unity of scenery and emotion, such as Fu on the Red Wall. Its style is "tidal" and "broad", and some are "sweating like rain", "flowing like clouds" and "running thousands of miles, winning with pure gas". The language is concise and vivid, and the words are simple and true. Su Shi's prose also has the characteristics of true colors and simplicity.