Fanhe New District was built in the third year of Qing Emperor Kangxi, and is known as the "Liaoning North-South Railway". Enjoy the reputation of "hometown of red chamber culture" and "hometown of sketch art". Since ancient times, celebrities have come forth in large numbers. This is the hometown of Cao Xueqin, the literary giant's ancestral home outside the customs, which has nurtured a generation of outstanding figures such as Gao, a master of finger painting, Wei, a calligrapher in the Qing Dynasty, Li, commander-in-chief of Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty, and Ren, head of the China regiment of the Soviet Red Army. By the end of 20 18, Fanhe New District had jurisdiction over Ruyihu Street, 12 Town and 2 Township, [2] with a total area of 2,249.54 square kilometers, a registered population of 379,000 and a regional GDP of 9.87 billion yuan.