Jiading

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  1. 1
    A district of Shanghai, China.

    "Seven satellite towns are currently being built outside Shanghai based on European models. "German Town" will be situated in Anting Town, Jiading District, home to an international automotive center."

  2. 2
    A subdistrict forming the core of the district of Jiading, Shanghai, China.

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"Seven satellite towns are currently being built outside Shanghai based on European models. "German Town" will be situated in Anting Town, Jiading District, home to an international automotive center."

Etymology

The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 嘉定 (Jiādìng, literally “Commendable Order”), after one of the era names under Emperor Ningzong of the Song Dynasty.

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