I always like the efforts of the Chinese to try and obtain good luck in life. This thousand year old Gingko tree in Chengdu is covered with pieces of red cloth and threads from people trying to link their fate with the good fortune of the tree. Since ancient times the Chinese have used 'fortune trees'. In the Sanxingdui Museum in Chengdu you can admire a bronze fortune tree dating back to the Han dynasty (206 BC-221AD)