 The Boduna fortress was originally constructed in 1693, some 25 "li" (15 km) east of today's Songyuan central city area.In the late Qing, the administrative center moved to Xincheng (, "New city") - the name still preserved by the Xincheng Township of the Ninjiang District, in the part of the Songyan's central urbank area on the right bank of the Sungari.As of the early 20th century Xincheng was the capital of a prefecture within the then Jilin Province, and had the population of around 30,000.