Anting
- This article is about a place. For the biological behaviour related to ants, see Anting (bird activity).
Anting (安亭) is a
town in
Shanghai,
People's Republic of China. Pronounced An'ting, the placename means "The Pavilion of
Peace". Anting is located in the
Jiading District (嘉定区) of Shanghai, on the border of the neighboring province of
Jiangsu. \nIt has 52,800 inhabitants and an area of 59.75
kmē.
Anting is one of the centers of the Chinese
automobile industry; it is home to the joint
German/Chinese venture, Shanghai
Volkswagen. This enterprise has the largest
market share of passenger cars in China.
For a time, the "Shanghai International Circuit," China's first
Formula One race track, was located near the city.
Subdivisons
- Tamiao Village (塔廟村): capital, "Auto City" (汽车村)\n* Shuangpu Village (雙浦村)\n* Gupu Village (顧浦村): smallest
In the southern part of the city, 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).
External link
\n* 安亭镇人民政府 (Anting Town People's Government) (in
simplified Chinese)\n**
4 photos: the last of which is a museum
