Among the Cantonese people who emigrated to California during the mid-19th century, the worship of Guan Yu was an important element. Statues and tapestry images of the god can be found in a number of historical California joss houses (a local term for Chinese folk religion temples), where his name may be given with various Anglicised spellings, including: "Kwan Dai", "Kwan Tai" or "Kuan Ti" for "Guandi" (Emperor Guan); "Kuan Kung" for "Guan Gong" (Lord Guan), "Wu Ti" or "Mo Dai" for "Wu Di" (War Deity), "Kuan Yu", "Kwan Yu", or "Quan Yu" for Guan Yu. The Mendocino Joss House, a historical landmark also known as Mo Dai Miu ("Wudimiao", i.e. the Temple of the Deity of War), or Temple of Kwan Tai, built in 1852, is a typical example of the small shrines erected to Guan Yu in the United States.