The invention relates to a novel method with easy operation for making 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro pravastatin (I) and the sodium salt (II) thereof. The method comprises a one-step deoxidization with pravastatin and sodium pravastatin as starting raw materials respectively to produce 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro pravastatin (I) and 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro pravastatin sodium, and particularly adopts a novel homemade Pd-nanometer tube, thereby overcoming the disadvantages in the prior art including long synthesis procedures, complicated reaction, low total yield and long hydrogenation period, dramatically lowering the production cost, and being greatly suitable for industrialized production. The invention also relates to the method for preparing the solid crystal of 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro pravastatin (I) and the sodium salt (II) thereof.