In the Lun Heng by the Han dynasty writer Wang Ch'ung, it is recorded: "Peachwood likenesses are placed on household entrances." It is thus evident that as early as the Han dynasty, peachwood charms were already being hung up.
漢朝王充所著「論衡」裡記載：「立桃象人於門戶」，足見早在漢代，已有懸掛桃符的習慣。