According to the History of the Former Han, however, the earliest door god was rather Cheng Ch'ing, a brave hero whose portrait, with short smock, long trousers, and long sword, was painted on the gates of the palace.
若根據「漢書」的記載，最早的門神，卻是古代勇士成慶。古人在殿門門扉上描繪他短衣、大褲、長劍的模樣，據說能拒惡鬼；後來也有人以荊軻像為門神，這類門神在出土的漢代畫象石或壁畫上，仍可見到。