From the perspective of water-ecological resilience, the research directions of water-ecological resilience could be proposed based on literature review. Water-ecological resilience evaluation system could be built by combining DPSIR model and social-ecological resilience. 18 indicators which belong to artificial and natural ecosystems were selected. Weight of indicators could be calculated by using improved level difference maximization combination weighting method. Based on the evaluation of China, the research found that the water-ecological resilience in China has improved during 2008 and 2018. After further analysis of the 2018 evaluation results, the research found that driving force, pressure, state, response are important aspects that affect water-ecological resilience of China. Density index of water network and wetland coverage are representative indicators that affect water-ecological resilience of China. General guidelines, water ecosystem functional area of river basin, wetland protection area and urban system could be put forward based on the analysis of results. The research provides theoretical support for water ecosystem planning system and technical support for water ecosystem sustainable development.