Pu Hsin-Yu had distinguished achievements in arts and literature,through his passion and his profound knowledge of ancient literature. His works are regarded as scholarly objects of appreciation, specializing in Landscape, Portraiture, Flower-and-Bird and Calligraphy, namely Regular and Running Scripts. Hisfirst exhibition was held in 1930 in Beijing, which brought an echo throughout the community. Tai Jing-Nong, an acclaimed calligrapher, mentioned that Pu's works were "based on the quintessential qualities of Landscape paintings of the Northern School and revived the style after a century of silence. His paintings (were) the best of the kind." This master was later put in comparison with Zhang Da-Qian and Wu Hu-Fan as the greatest artists of the century. Pu's beliefs on paintings and literature were gathered in the Manifestoes of Hanyu Tang, which have paramount importance to the education of Chinese paintings nowadays.

Pu Hsin-Yu achieved his fame through his self-invented Landscape paintings of the Northern School. This work, Autumn Landscape, depicted a lofty rocky mountain steeped in an ancient tone. Its structure could be traced back to the Bianjiao Style of the Southern Song. Variations of cun were used, largely Axe and Pointed cun, with touches of slanted strokes. Slanting from the right is a cliff meticulously depicted. Light gradations were used on cliff rocks and mountain ranges. Wet brush was applied with various cun and dots to depict the natural texture of the peaks. In contrast with the rugged coloured cliff, a very light tone with mostly water was painted to depict the distant mountains. A crooked tree spiked from the cliff. The branch and leaves were sketched with fine and swift strokes, then coloured with pale green. At the lower part of the painting, a boat was tied against a rock. A fisherman was vividly depicted, as he struggled to sail his boat under the strong gust of wind. This scenery echoes with the poem inscribed in the painting. Such radiant painting with rich meaning is rare for this artist. From the poem, one could feel the artist's nostalgic sentiments over the loss of his country.