The Sincheon is a stream flowing through eastern Daegu

Daegu

Daegu , also known as Taegu, and officially the Daegu Metropolitan City, is a city in South Korea, the fourth largest after Seoul, Busan, and Incheon, and the third largest metropolitan area in the country with over 2.5 million residents. The city is the capital and principal city of the...

, South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

. It rises from the Naengcheon and other streams in Gachang-myeon

Gachang-myeon

Gachang-myeon is a myeon, or township in rural southeastern Daegu, South Korea. Part of Dalseong County, it is separated from the urban center of Daegu by the ridgelines of Yongjibong and Apsan. These two mountains are separated by the narrow valley of the Sincheon, a tributary of the Nakdong...

, Dalseong-gun

Dalseong-gun

Dalseong-gun or Dalseong County is a gun occupying much of south and western Daegu, South Korea. A largely rural district lying along the Nakdong River, it makes up nearly half of Daegu's total area...

, in the rural south of the city, and flows north through the east side of the city center to reach the Geumho River

Geumho River

The Geumho River flows through North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, and drains into the Nakdong River. It rises in the hilly area of western Pohang, flows west for 116 kilometers before its meeting with the Nakdong in western Daegu. It drains an area of more than 2,000 square kilometers. ...

. For much of its length it is bordered by a riverwalk on either side. In addition, the west bank is the site of the Sincheon Expressway.

The name "Sincheon" means "new stream." This name refers to its being constructed as part of a flood containment project ordered by King Injo

Injo of Joseon

Injo of Joseon was the sixteenth king of the Korean Joseon Dynasty. He was the grandson of Seonjo, son of Grandprince Jeongwon...

 in 1778. Since that time, the stream has been continuously subject to human interventions, for flood control, recreation, and other purposes.
But there are new argue about the derivation of the name "Sincheon".Chances are that the name was written incorrectly to Shinchon in the processes that Saecheon or Saicheon meaning streaming down an interval between Daegu-bu and Suseonghyen is written in Chinese characters

In the course of its run, the Sincheon passes through every district of Daegu except one: beginning in Dalseong-gun, it passes between Suseong-gu

Suseong-gu

Suseong-gu is a gu, or district, in southeastern Daegu, South Korea. It is one of the more prosperous and high-density areas of Daegu, and is the site of the city's most extensive hagwon district....

 and Nam-gu and Jung-gu

Jung-gu, Daegu

Jung-gu is a gu, or district, covering the downtown area of Daegu, South Korea. It borders most of the other districts of Daegu, including Nam-gu to the south, Seo-gu to the west, Buk-gu to the north, and Dong-gu and Suseong-gu to the east...

, then flowing through a brief section of Dong-gu and entering Buk-gu, where it reaches its end.

The Sincheon is habitat to a large population of birds, including mallard ducks as well as gray herons and little egret

Little Egret

The Little Egret is a small white heron. It is the Old World counterpart to the very similar New World Snowy Egret.-Subspecies:Depending on authority, two or three subspecies of Little Egret are currently accepted....

s. In addition, it is habitat for the Eurasian river otter, Lutra lutra. The herons, egrets and otters all feed on the abundant population of fish.