Tuesday, October 16, 2007

split


split, originally uploaded by china.sixty4.

A broken and abandoned "door god" - near the center of the city

A door god is a Chinese decoration placed on each side of an entry to a temple, home, business, etc., believed to keep evil spirits from entering.

The custom dates back to the Tang Dynasty - (618 AD – 907 AD)


photo:mhobbs

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