A Dream of Red Mansions is a Zhang Hui-style novel, with the love tragedy of Baoyu and Daiyu as the main line and the rise and fall of four big families in feudal society as dark red. Compared with traditional character novels, his characters have the characteristics of "no one is perfect" and "writing biographies with women". There are few words written about women in history, but their advantages and disadvantages are very clear, either praised or derogated. However, the women in A Dream of Red Mansions have distinct personalities, distinct advantages and disadvantages, and vivid image life. They are not idolized figures, nor are they blindly belittled, and the overall characters are vividly displayed on the paper.

In writing, A Dream of Red Mansions uses foreshadowing, metaphor and other writing techniques. The words are beautiful and poetic, the words are ups and downs, and they are naturally passed down. There are often hidden meanings between words, and the whole text can be said to be "refined".

In terms of content, including poetry, customs, architecture, medicine, health care, clothing, utensils, system, antiques, etiquette, color and other professional knowledge, it has very important research reference value, and many theoretical summaries are also very relevant to the present and worth reading again. Some can't be seen now, but they can still be reproduced in the text. A Dream of Red Mansions is not only a novel, but also a very important historical document. In the article, although the love between Daiyu and Baoyu ended in tragedy, it had the embryonic form of pursuing free love, which was a very bold and progressive expression of thought at that time.