Anting
title: "Anting" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["jiading-district", "towns-in-shanghai"] topic_path: "general/jiading-district" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anting" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Anting |
| native_name | 安亭镇 |
| settlement_type | Town |
| pushpin_map | Shanghai |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Shanghai |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | People's Republic of China |
| subdivision_type1 | Municipality |
| subdivision_name1 | Shanghai |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Jiading |
| subdivision_type3 | Village-level divisions |
| subdivision_name3 | 20 residential communities |
| 43 villages | |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| area_urban_footnotes | -- |
| area_rural_footnotes | -- |
| area_metro_footnotes | -- |
| area_magnitude | -- |
| area_total_km2 | 89.28 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone1 | China Standard |
| utc_offset1 | +8 |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | 201805 |
| area_code | 0021 |
| website | |
| :: |
::callout[type=note] the town ::
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Anting () 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.
Overview
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.
Subdivisions
, Anting is divided into 20 residential communities (社区) and 43 villages,{{cite web |url=http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjbz/cxfldm/2011/31/01/14/310114103.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130719080133/http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjbz/cxfldm/2011/31/01/14/310114103.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 19, 2013 |script-title=zh:2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：安亭镇 |publisher=National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China |language=Chinese |access-date=2013-06-05
German Town
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Anting New Town combines a modern German urban style with a block layout. From the central European design tradition, it incorporates winding streets and enclosed plazas. The district was designed by Frankfurt-based architecture firm Albert Speer & Partners (AS+P). Prior to its selection of a German theme, the area already had links to Germany due to the presence of Volkswagen's largest joint venture in China.
Oktoberfest and other German holidays are celebrated as community events.
Transportation
Anting is served by Line 11 of the Shanghai Metro, connected to the Lifehub shopping center Anting Station. Anting North Railway Station is on the Shanghai–Nanjing Intercity Railway.
Accommodation
The first 5* International hotel, Crowne Plaza Shanghai Anting Golf, opened in Anting, Jiading District on 4 September 2012. It is located at 6555 Boyuan Road.
Entertainment
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.
References
References
- (June 2020)
- (24 September 2010). "Anting New Town: Car museum, cafes and homes, but no people". [Travel CNN].
- [https://www.spiegel.de/reise/staedte/0,1518,783475,00.html Anting German Town: Chinas deutsche Geisterstadt], by Yang Xifan. ''Spiegel'' Online, 07.10.2011
- Lin, Zhongjie. (2025). "Constructing Utopias: China's New Town Movement in the 21st Century". [[Oxford University Press]].
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