Koelreuteria bipinnata, also known as Chinese flame tree, Chinese golden rain tree or Bougainvillea golden-rain tree, is a species of Koelreuteria native to southern China. 

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The leaves are alternate, bipinnately compound leaves; with an ovate shape and a pinnate venation, they have a green color which turns yellow in fall.

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The trees, usually planted as the border trees, are now turning gold as autumn comes closer in Hangzhou.

Here is a guide to appreciate the golden-rain trees.

Jianggan District: Kaixuan Road, Linding Road, Qianjiang Road and Tongxie Road 

Kaixuan Road 

Xihu District: Guxin River, Zijinghua Road, Liusi Road, Mengyuan Road, Yuhangtang Road, Wanyue Street and Wantang Road 

Guxin River

Zijinghua Road

Wanyue Street 

Wantang Road 

Gongshu District: Xiaohe Road, Kangqiao Road and Tongyi Road 

Xiaohe Road 

Shangcheng District: East Fenghuangshan Road, Qianjiang Road

East Fenghuangshan Road 

Qianjiang Road 

Binjiang District: Binsheng Road, Jianye Road and Jianghui Road 

Jianghui Road