The invention relates to a method for preparing ceramsites and the ceramsites prepared by the method. The method comprises the following steps of (a), uniformly mixing regenerated ash, cement, selectable silica fume, a selectable additive with water to obtain a mixed material, wherein 100 parts by weight of the regenerated ash is taken as a reference, the using amount of the cement is 20 to 50 parts by weight, the using amount of the silica fume is 0 to 10 parts by weight, and the using amount of the additive is 0 to 6 parts by weight, and 100 parts by weight of the mixed material is taken as a reference, the using amount of the water is 5 to 10 parts by weight; and (b), granulating the mixed material obtained in the step (a) in a turntable granulating machine for granulating. The method is simple in process, low in cost and high in production efficiency; the prepared ceramsites are high in performance, and can be applied to multiple fields of environmental protection, chemical engineering, energy, metallurgy and the like.