Untitled poems are the most distinctive part of Li Shangyin's poems. Li Shangyin and Du Mu were called "Little Du Li" by later generations, mainly because Li Bai and Du Fu were called "Old Du Li". In the prosperous Tang Dynasty, the main style of Li Bai's poems was heroic and elegant. Representative works include Go for a Drink, Difficult to Learn, Sleepwalking, Grandma Singing Goodbye, Sending Meng Haoran to Guangling, Chaofa Baicheng and so on.
Du Fu's poetic style is mainly dull and ups and downs. Representative works include Three Officials and Three Departures, Delighting in Rain on a Spring Night, Spring Hope, Ascending the Mountain, Eight Poems of Autumn Transportation, Five Poems of Places of Interest, Eight Arrays, Gui Li in the South of the Yangtze River and so on. Li Shangyin's poetic style is similar to Du Fu's melancholy, representing the highest achievements in the prosperous Tang Dynasty and the late Tang Dynasty respectively. Li Bai and Du Fu stand side by side, each with its own merits, representing the spirit of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. The height reached is unprecedented, and no one has come since. In the late Tang dynasty, the wind of literature weakened, the east wind weakened and a hundred flowers blossomed. Du Xiaoli is a portrayal of the Tang Dynasty. Although it is somewhat glorious, it is far less than the prosperous Tang Dynasty. So the word "small" refers not only to their age and age, but also to their achievements.
History is so magical, so coincidental and so interesting. Li Bai and Du Fu are friends. They exchanged poems. Du Gong wrote more poems to Taibai, which shows Du Fu's deep affection. Xiao Li and Du are also friends. They write poems to each other. Li Shangyin gave Du Mu two poems, but Du Mu didn't give them to Yishan. It can be seen that Li Shangyin is sincere. A song given to Du Mu by Yishan is: Tall buildings are gentle in wind and rain, and short wings are not as good as group wings. Deliberately hurt spring, hurt others. Du Sixun, chinese odyssey.
Li Shangyin and Du Mu are also called "Du Xiaoli". We can't help but make a comparison between the small capital in Tang Dynasty and the big capital in its heyday. If Li Bai and Du Fu created the peak of poetry in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, then Li Shangyin and Du Mu can undoubtedly be regarded as a kind of existence that added color to the poetry in the late Tang Dynasty. Li Shangyin lived in the Tang Dynasty from prosperity to decline. Social unrest, rulers are no longer enlightened, and most people have no hope for the Tang Dynasty. Born in a small government, Li Shangyin naturally embarked on the road of being an official.