The influence of Li Shangyin's poems on later generations.

He is good at parallel prose writing, and his poems have high literary value. He and Du Mu are called "Little Du Li" and Wen is called "Wen Li". Because his poems and essays are similar to those of the same period, and all three of them rank sixteenth in the family, they are also called "Thirty-six Style". His poems are novel in conception and rich in style, especially some love poems are lingering and memorable. But it is too obscure to be solved, and there is even a saying that "poets always love Quincy and wish that no one could write about Jian Zheng".

Li Shangyin is generally regarded as the most outstanding poet in the late Tang Dynasty. His poetic style is deeply influenced by Li He, and his syntax, composition and structure are all influenced by Du Fu and Han Yu. Many critics believe that he is second only to Du Fu, Li Bai and Wang Wei among the outstanding poets in the Tang Dynasty. As far as the uniqueness of poetic style is concerned, he is not inferior to any poet. However, there are relatively many allusions, which are obscure. Those who appreciate Li Shangyin's poems and those who criticize him are all aimed at his distinctive personal style. Many poets in later generations imitated Li Shangyin's style, but none of them were recognized.