Beauty of Banggye-ri

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The Banggye-ri ginkgo tree in Wonju, Gangwon — designated as Natural Monument No. 167 and estimated to be 1,318 years old — shows off its peak yellow foliage on Nov. 13. Standing 32 meters (104 feet) tall with a trunk circumference of 16.27 meters, it is a well-known local landmark. [NEWS1]
The Banggye-ri ginkgo tree in Wonju, Gangwon — designated as Natural Monument No. 167 and estimated to be 1,318 years old — shows off its peak yellow foliage on Nov. 13. Standing 32 meters (104 feet) tall with a trunk circumference of 16.27 meters, it is a well-known local landmark.

The Banggye-ri ginkgo tree in Wonju, Gangwon — designated as Natural Monument No. 167 and estimated to be 1,318 years old — shows off its peak yellow foliage on Nov. 13. 

Standing 32 meters (104 feet) tall with a trunk circumference of 16.27 meters, it is a well-known local landmark.

BY MICHAEL LEE [lee.junhyuk@joongang.co.kr]