Shin Daedo

Shin Daedo (Zhenian: 신대도), formally Shin Daedo-gu (Zhenian: 신대도구) is the second most populous district (gu) of Daedo, the capital and largest city in Zhenia. Located around 17 kilometers from Daedo's existing city center, it has grown into one of the wealthiest and highest-developed areas in the nation. Established over both existing coastal land and reclaimed land in the Gulf of Danguk, it is an almost completely artificial city built towards the end of the 20th century, with the intention of lightening the load on the already dense and built-up existing centers of the city. Its development, considered as one of the largest single development projects in the nation's history, was executed in multiple phases over three 15-year intervals, with the third phase set to be completed by 2023. It still remains the nation's largest built after the Second Great War to date, closely followed by the Gwangseong International Port City project.

Before its development in the later half of the century, what is now Shin Daedo was mostly agricultural land until the mid-20th century, when refugees of the Second Great War resettled in small pockets of 'liberty towns' along the coastal sections of the region. Development on what would become Shin Daedo was announced in 1975 by the central government, seeking a new location to concentrate the potential and wealth of Daedo by creating a futuristic and environmentally-conscious new town away from the then-overcrowded city center. Three phases of development along the planned area, each with distinct objective slogans - environment, humanity and concord respectively - were announced and approved by the local and central governments in 1978, when construction and land reclamation along the coast was initiated. The first and second phases were completed in 1993 and 2008 respectively, with the final phase, involving development in residue areas along the coast as well as areas between the existing city center and Shin Daedo, expected to be completed in 2023.