Anting Town

Anting Town is a newly developed funtional town focused on auto industry in the west suburb of Shanghai. The Shanghai International Circuit, the hosting venue for the annual Formula-1 Race, is in the town. Other attractions include Anting Old Street, Puti (Bodhi) Temple, Yansi Bridge and Shanghai Auto Museum. Anting became prosperous as early as in the Ming Dynast. The name of the town derived from the pavilions built every 5 kilometers in the area in ancient times.