The poems of Li He (李賀) arouse the future generations to follow because of the unique style; it forms the "Changji Style" (「長吉體」), of which the imitation of Li Shangyin (李商隱) is the most obvious. The archaic style poetry of Li Shangyin is a disciple of Li He, but ancient and modern scholars only mentioned it without the comprehensive and in-depth monograph. It not only can trace the poetics resources of Li Shangyin, and more help to understand the formation of his poetry style to deeply research this thesis. This article is to clarify this problem: first, from the political atmosphere at that time, the spiritual journey and the artistic tendency, discuss how their similar backgrounds prompted Li Shangyin to accept and imitate the poetic style of Li He; Then, compare their poems from the genre, rhythm, structural features and rhetorical device to make the concrete analysis of the imitation situation of Li Shangyin and how to develop his own characteristics in the imitation.