Anting (安亭) is a town in Shanghai, 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. It 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
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