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Collage contrasting Lang's over-beautified profile photo and her real-life photo. Photo: Screenshot from media reportsA psychiatrist's official profile photo went viral for its heavily beautified look, which stood in stark contrast to no‑frills style of standard official portraits most people use. Some netizens joked that people "got cured of depression without booking a consultation," domestic media outlet The Paper reported.
The doctor that swept across the internet is Lang Xiao'e, a psychiatrist working at the First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University. As of press time, the photo on the hospital's online appointment booking platform has been updated to better reflect her actual appearance, The Paper reported.
The online platform also showed that Lang specializes in treating schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, adolescent psychological and psychiatric disorders, and other mental illnesses. She has received 235 silk banners in gratitude from patients, with her cumulative appointment bookings hitting 87,000.
Even after the photo was updated, the topic continued generating buzz online. Many netizens dug up unretouched photos of Lang to contrast her heavily edited profile photo with her usual demeanor as a poised, highly experienced top psychiatrist, The Paper reported.
The contrast sparked a wave of lighthearted reactions online, with one netizen commenting, "Got cured of depression without making an appointment."
Some netizens also said that Lang has broken the entrenched stereotype that psychiatrists are always stern and reserved, according to the report.
Global Times
。 (ECNS) -- More than 2,600 photographers from 34 countries and regions and 21 Chinese provinces have registered for the 26th Pingyao International Photography Festival, which will open on Sept. 19 in the ancient city of Pingyao in north China’s Shanxi Province, organizers said Thursday. The participants have submitted nearly 20,000 works covering social life, landscapes and nature, and conceptual art. More than 200 short videos, photobooks and handmade photo books have also been submitted, with 115 educational institutions from China and abroad taking part. The festival is collaborating with international photography platforms including Spain’s Art Photo Bcn, Barcelona’s Experimental Photo Festival, and South Korea’s Busan International Photo Festival. A special exhibition will also pay tribute to photographer Frank Horvat, showcasing representative works from across the decades of his career in documentary and fashion photography. (By Intern Yang Hongran, Zhang Dongfang)