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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] Anting New Town was developed through theOne City, Nine Towns initiative and was the site where construction via the initiative first began.[5]: 137–138
Anting New Town combines a modern German urban style with a block layout.[5]: 129 From the central European design tradition, it incorporates winding streets and enclosed plazas.[5]: 129 The district was designed by Frankfurt-based architecture firm Albert Speer & Partners (AS+P).[5]: 147 Prior to its selection of a German theme, the area already had links to Germany due to the presence ofVolkswagen's largest joint venture in China.[5]: 147
Oktoberfest and other German holidays are celebrated as community events.[5]: 129
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 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]
