Anting

Anting (Chinese: 安亭; pinyin: Āntíng; literally: 'Pavilion of peace') is a town in Jiading District, Shanghai, bordering Kunshan, Jiangsu to the west. It has 96,000 inhabitants and, after the July 2009 merger of Huangdu (黄渡镇), an area of 89.28 km2 (34.47 sq mi). Anting (Chinese: 安亭; pinyin: Āntíng; literally: 'Pavilion of peace') is a town in Jiading District, Shanghai, bordering Kunshan, Jiangsu to the west. It has 96,000 inhabitants and, after the July 2009 merger of Huangdu (黄渡镇), an area of 89.28 km2 (34.47 sq mi). Anting is one of the centres of the Chinese automotive industry; it is home to Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation and includes the German/Chinese joint venture: Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive. This enterprise has the largest market share of passenger cars in China. The Shanghai International Circuit, China's first Formula One race track, is located near the town, a 15-minute drive away. The Shanghai Auto Museum is also located here, on Boyuan Road. As of 2011, Anting is divided into 20 residential communities (社区) and 43 villages, 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).