Hetuala, the cradle land of Qing Dynasty, belonged to State of Yan in Period of Warring States, to Liaodong Prefecture in State of Qin, to Xuanto Prefecture in the Western Han Dynasty, and to the domain of Gongsun Du and then to the residence of Murong Wei from the Eastern Han Dynasty to Jin Dynasty. The City was thrown into the control of Goryeo in the Northern and Southern Dynasties and then Tang Dynasty wiped out Goryeo and the City was taken back, and from then on the City began to be administered by Andong Prefecture of Dang Dynasty and belonged to Bohai State in Zhongzong Period, and it belong to Dongjing Road in Jin Dynasty and to Shenyang Road in Yan Dynasty, and it was set up as Jianzhou Guard in Ming Dynasty.

    In Zhengtong 5 of Ming Dynasty (1440), Nurhachi’s 3rd great grandfather Dong Shan and his uncle Fan Cha moved to Hetuala for residence; to Wanli 10 (1582) of Ming Dynasty, it was the location of Jianzhou Guard.

    In Wanli 11 of Ming Dynasty (1583), Nurhachi inherited the title of Chief Commander of Jianzhou Guard, and the City became the political center of Jianzhou Guard.

    In Wanli 15 of Ming Dynasty (1587), Nurhachi moved to Foala City, and the City became the residence place of his clansmen.

    In Wanli 31 of Ming Dynasty (1603), Nurhachi moved to the City again and built the inner city and two years later the outer city was built.

    In Wanli 43 of Ming Dynasty (1615), on a mound in the east of the city, seven temples, including a Buddhist temple, a Taoist Jade Emperor Temple, a Ten-king Temple and other four temples, were built with a period of three years.

    In Wanli 44 of Ming Dynasty (1616), on the first day of the first lunar month, Nurhachi ascended the throne and established the regime of Later Jin, and Hetuala City became the first capital of Later Jin.

    In Tianming 7 of Later Jin (1622), the capital was moved to Liaoyang City.

    In Tiancong 8 of Later Jin (1634), Huangtaiji respectfully called it as “yenden hoton (Tianjuan Xingjing)”

    In Kangxi 26 (1687), Garrison Commandant Yamun of Xingjing City was built in the east of the inner city.

    In Qianlong 28 (1763), Xingjing Local Magistrate Yamun was built in the west of Guandi Temple.

    In Guangxu 3 of Qing Dynasty (1877), Xingjing Fumin Prefecture was moved from Hetuala Old City to Xinbinbao, and Garrison Commandant Yamun was changed to Brigade Commander Yamun managing affairs of Eight Banners.

    From 1877 to 1998, the City has been under the administration of Yongling Town, Xinbin County and at the residence place of Laocheng villagers during the period of its going through the late Qing Dynasty, the Republic of China, and the People’s Republic of China.

    On sep. 21, 1956, Liaoning Province People’s Committee promulgated it as a provincial protection unit of conservation of cultural relics and historic sites in Liaoning Province.

    On Sep. 30, 1963, Liaoning Province People’s Committee promulgated it as the first provincial protection unit of cultural relics in Liaoning Province.

    In Mar. 1998, Hetuala Old City Cultural Relics Administration of Xinbin Manchu Autonomous County was set up.

    In 1999, the Government of Xinbin Manchu Autonomous County financed Six million yuan for moving 262 households out from the city and Huangsi area and got the place to be administered by the Cultural Relics Administration and Hetuala Old City Cultural Relics Administration was stationed there.