What is Door god?
{{for|the [[Roman mythology|Roman]] door god|Janus}} [[File:Door-god - Civil - Project Gutenberg eText 15250.jpg|thumb|right|A door god]] A '''door god''' is a [[painting]] pasted on a [[door]]. These were used by the [[China|Chinese]] as good [[luck]]. Door gods can be seen on [[temple]]s - places of religion - and other buildings. There is a belief that door gods stop evil spirits from going into the building. Door gods are often in pairs, one for each side of the door. The first door gods may have been made for a Chinese [[Emperor]], more than 1300 years ago. They showed his two best [[soldier]]s. [[Category:Art]] [[Category:Luck]] [[Category:Chinese gods and goddesses]] [[Category:Taoism]] {{religion-stub}}