Petrified Wood Cluster

Petrified Wood Cluster

The Petrified Wood Cluster is a municipal cultural heritage protection unit in Beijing.

The Petrified Wood Cluster is located in Xinzhaizi Village, Qianjiadian Township, Yanqing County, and is listed as one of the Sixth Batch of Municipal Cultural Heritage Protection Units in Beijing.

It is distributed over an area approximately 400 meters east-west and 1,500 meters north-south in Xinzhaizi. The cluster mainly consists of silica-preserved petrified wood from coniferous trees, dating back to the Late Jurassic period about 130 million years ago, and holds significant value for the study of geological changes and environmental shifts.

Source: Beijing Municipal Administration of Cultural Heritage

Further Reading:

· Sixth Batch of Municipal Cultural Heritage Protection Units in Beijing