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Anting 安亭镇 | |
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  Anting Location in Shanghai | |
| Coordinates:31°17′18″N121°09′44″E / 31.28833°N 121.16222°E /31.28833; 121.16222 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Municipality | Shanghai |
| District | Jiading |
| Village-level divisions | 20 residential communities 43 villages |
| Area | |
• Total | 89.28 km2 (34.47 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 201805 |
| Area code | 0021 |
Anting (Chinese:安亭;pinyin:Āntíng;lit. 'Pavilion of peace') is a town inJiading District,Shanghai, borderingKunshan,Jiangsu to the west. It has 96,000[when?] inhabitants and, after the July 2009 merger of Huangdu (黄渡镇), an area of 89.28 km2 (34.47 sq mi).[1]
Anting is one of the centres of the Chineseautomotive industry; it is home toShanghai Automotive Industry Corporation and includes the German/Chinesejoint venture:Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive.[2] This enterprise has the largestmarket share of passenger cars in China.
TheShanghai International Circuit, China's firstFormula One race track, is located near the town, a 15-minute drive away. TheShanghai Auto Museum is also located here, on Boyuan Road.
As of 2011[update], Anting is divided into 20 residential communities (社区) and 43 villages,[3] among the most well-known of which is Tamiao (塔庙村), which is nicknamed the "Auto City". In the southern part of town, an extension of "Anting Auto City" called "Anting New Town" (安亭新镇) is being built in the fashion of "Anting German Town" (安亭德国镇).[4]
The first phase of Anting New Town construction will be completed in June 2007, with the second phase slated to begin before the end of 2007, the latter spanning three years. Upon completion the hope is that the resulting town will be a modern community, with a noticeably German urban aesthetic, with a capacity of over 50,000 residents. However, amid tentative financial troubles and poor sales of housing and retail, the phase 2 of Anting New Town may be delayed.
German Town is modelled on a modern German-style town with colourful Bauhaus-type buildings. The district was designed by Frankfurt-based architecture firm Albert Speer & Partner. Speer is the son ofthe eponymous architect who was Hitler’s chief architect during World War II.
Anting is served byLine 11 of theShanghai Metro, connected to the Lifehub shopping centerAnting Station.Anting North Railway Station is on theShanghai–Nanjing Intercity Railway.
The first 5* International hotel,Crowne Plaza Shanghai Anting Golf, opened its doors in Anting,Jiading District on 4 September 2012.[citation needed] It is located at 6555 Boyuan Road.
Lifehub@Anting, an entertainment complex located just beside the Metro Line 11, provides numerous Clothing outlets, local and international restaurants and coffee shops, a supermarket, film theatre, etc.[citation needed]
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