At that time Huang Po-hui, owner of the Shanghai Shen Pao discovered that each time the newspaper included a photo, its sales would increase. Lang Ching-shan accordingly became Chinese first press photographer.
當時上海申報老闆黃伯惠發現，每當報上刊登新聞圖片時，銷售量就增加，於是聘請郎靜山為中國第一位專業攝影記者。