The roofs of the stately wood buildings with detailed carvings sprouted from clusters of gingko and maple trees.

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But The Gingko Bed was a rock-solid No. 1 at the box office last year.

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Gingko biloba is a popular botanical supplement that comes from one of the oldest living tree species.

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We walked along the row of beautiful latticed buildings and turned down a narrow street lined with yellowing gingko trees.

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Cycling is prohibited here, but it is worth dismounting and walking your bike along the meandering paths under a multicoloured canopy of elm, chestnut, beech and gingko leaves.

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If most of the new films endeavor to give a marketable luster to heavy subjects, The Gingko Bed strives to inject weight into what is little more than an entertaining piece of fluff.

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Visitors enter the park via a broad, pebbled avenue lined with twin rows of gingko trees, considered by many to be one of the most beautiful sights in the capital, especially in the autumn when golden leaves cover the path and in spring when the trees turn a fresh green.

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