逊城 （Jefferson City）
人口： 6,010,688人
地理：密苏里州与田纳西州（Tennessee）同为毗邻州最多的两个州。密苏里州北有艾奥瓦州（Iowa），东有肯塔基州（Kentucky）和伊利诺伊州（Illinois），南有田纳西州和阿肯色州（Arkansas），西与俄克拉何马州（Oklahoma）、堪萨斯州（Kansas）及内布拉斯加州（Nebraska）接壤。
高等教育：密苏里大学（University of
Missouri）是一所公立研究型大学，也是本州最大的高等学府。密苏里大学是在同一处校园中设有法学院、医学院及兽医学院的6所公立大学之一，其新闻专业享有盛誉。圣路易斯大学（St.
Louis
University）成立于1818年，是密西西比河以西最古老的大学。这所私立学府开设了近100个本科专业和50多个研究生专业。密苏里州的昵称是“秀给我看州”（Show
Me State），该州最著名的大学为华盛顿大学（Washington
University），位于圣路易斯城。这所私立研究型大学有19种研究生和职业专业的排名在全美前十名之列。该校成立于1853年，其医学院、治疗学院、社会工作学院及商学院最有名气。
主要产业：农业、制造业、采矿业和服务业均为密苏里州的首要产业。本州主要农业产品有大豆、畜牛、玉米、猪肉和乳品。交通设备在制造业中占主导地位，出产飞机、驳船、火车及卡车等产品。食品加工，尤其是啤酒酿造，是该州制造业的另一个重要组成部分。主要矿产品包括铅、石灰岩和煤炭。医疗服务业使“秀给我看州”的产业部门更为壮大。
球队：密苏里州在体育比赛中阵营不一。一边是全美美式足球联盟（National Football
League）的堪萨斯城酋长队（Kansas City Chiefs）和职业棒球大联盟（Major League
Baseball）的堪萨斯城皇家队（Kansas City Royals）；另一边是全美美式足球联盟的圣路易斯公羊队（St.
Louis Rams）和职业棒球大联盟的圣路易斯红雀队（St. Louis
Cardinals）。密苏里人如果能达成共识的话，那就是为本州唯一一支全美冰球联盟（National Hockey
League）的圣路易斯蓝调队（St. Louis Blues）加油喝彩。
密苏里州名人：演员锡德里克（Cedric the Entertainer）、唐·奇德尔（Don
Cheadle）、约翰·古德曼（John Goodman）、金吉·罗杰斯（Ginger Rogers）以及迪克·范戴克（Dick
Van Dyke）；演艺界的约瑟芬·贝克（Josephine Baker）、查克·贝里（Chuck
Berry）和雪瑞·克罗（Sheryl Crow）；作家玛雅·安杰罗（Maya Angelou）、艾略特（T.S.
Eliot）、兰斯顿·休斯（Langston Hughes）及马克·吐温（Mark
Twain）；新闻记者沃尔特·克朗凯特（Walter Cronkite）；棒球选手约吉·贝拉（Yogi
Berra）；时装设计师凯特·斯佩德（Kate Spade）；科学家乔治·华盛顿·卡弗（George Washington
Carver）和埃德温·哈布尔（Edwin P. Hubble）；推特创始人杰克·多尔赛（Jack
Dorsey）；亡命歹徒杰西·詹姆斯（Jesse James）；美国第一位女州长内利尔·罗斯（Nellie
Ross）；美国能源部部长朱棣文（Steven Chu）以及美国前总统杜鲁门（Harry S. Truman）。
大众文化：马克·吐温的《汤姆·索耶历险记》（The Adventures of Tom
Sawyer）和《哈克贝利·芬历险记》（Adventures of Huckleberry
Finn）都以密苏里州虚构的城镇为背景。2009年的喜剧片《在云端》（Up in the
Air）在圣路易斯城一带拍摄，主演有乔治·克鲁尼（George Clooney）、薇拉·法米迦 （Vera
Farmiga）以及安娜·肯德里克 （Anna Kendrick）。
特色美食：由于密苏里州的地理位置，这里融汇了南方和中西部的饮食影响。堪萨斯城有自己著名的烧烤风格——先抹上一层干香料，再用山核桃木熏烤几小时，然后厚厚地涂上一层含有辛香料的番茄沙司，其中还有些许的醋和糖蜜(molasses)。再往南，就有欧扎克布丁，这种糕点是用苹果块、山核桃、香草、鸡蛋及黄糖等做成的。这种甜点曾是美国总统杜鲁门最喜爱的点心。在圣路易斯，当地人喜欢甜腻的黄油蛋糕，这是一种醇厚的发酵蛋糕，涂有黄油、糖和香草，以便在烘烤时能产生一种旋转糖（spun-sugar）的味道。
国际联系：密苏里州府杰斐逊城与德国的明希贝格（Münchberg）结为友好城市。
趣闻轶事：
• 圣路易斯的人均烧烤沙司消费量超过美国其他任何城市。
• 密苏里州堪萨斯城自诩城中的大道仅少于法国巴黎，比其他任何城市都多；城中的喷泉仅少于意大利罗马，比其他任何城市都多。
• 就产量而言，圣路易斯的安布酿酒公司（Anheuser-Busch）是美国最大的酿酒厂。
探险活动：沿着探险家刘易斯（Lewis）和克拉克（Clark）的足迹在密苏里河河畔的凯蒂步道（Katy
Trail）上远足探险吧。这一全程386公里长的沿废弃铁路而建的步道蜿蜒经过美国的小城镇、宁静的农场和密苏里河河畔。
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23 June 2012 The Gateway to the West, Missouri takes
pride in a culture influenced by Eastern, Western and Southern
states.
Missouri’s seat at the frontier of U.S. western expansion earned it
the moniker “Gateway to the West.” It also infused it with Eastern,
Western and Southern influences. Chow down on Kansas City barbecue,
soak up the St. Louis blues or chill out on the Lake of the
Ozarks.
Find out more about Missouri at
DiscoverAmerica.com.
Capital: Jefferson City
Population: 6,010,688
Geography: Missouri ties with Tennessee for having more
neighbor states than any other state with Iowa to its north,
Illinois and Kentucky to the east, Tennessee and Arkansas to the
south, and Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska to the west.
Higher Education: The University of Missouri, or Mizzou,
is a public research university and the largest university in the
state. Mizzou is one of six public universities to maintain a law
school, medical school and veterinary medicine school on the same
campus, and it is known for its journalism program. Founded in
1818, St. Louis University is the oldest university west of the
Mississippi. This private school offers nearly 100 undergraduate
programs and more than 50 graduate programs. The Show Me State’s
most prestigious school is Washington University, or Wash U.
Located in St. Louis, this private research university boasts 19
graduate and professional programs ranked in the top 10 in the
country. Founded in 1853, the school is best known for its
medicine, therapy, social work and business schools.
Major Industries: Agriculture, manufacturing, mining and
service are all major industries in Missouri. The state’s major
agriculture products include soybeans, cattle, corn, hogs and
dairy. Transportation equipment leads its manufacturing sector with
outputs such as airplanes, barges, trains and trucks. Food
processing, particularly beer, is another important element to
Missouri’s manufacturing sector. Major mining products include
lead, limestone and coal. Health care services round out the Show
Me State’s industries.
Sports Teams: Missouri is a state divided when it comes to
sports. There are the National Football League’s Kansas City Chiefs
and Major League Baseball’s Kansas City Royals on one side, and the
National Football League’s St. Louis Rams and Major League
Baseball’s St. Louis Cardinals on the other. If there’s one thing
all Missourians can agree on, it’s to cheer for the state’s only
National Hockey League team, the St. Louis Blues.
Famous Missourians include actors Cedric the Entertainer,
Don Cheadle, John Goodman, Ginger Rogers and Dick Van Dyke;
entertainers Josephine Baker, Chuck Berry and Sheryl Crow; writers
Maya Angelou, T.S. Eliot, Langston Hughes and Mark Twain;
journalist Walter Cronkite; baseball great Yogi Berra; fashion
designer Kate Spade; scientists George Washington Carver and Edwin
P. Hubble; Twitter founder Jack Dorsey; outlaw Jesse James; the
first female governor in the United States, Nellie Ross; U.S.
Secretary of Energy Steven Chu; and U.S. President Harry S.
Truman.
Pop Culture: Both Mark Twain’s
The Adventures of Tom
Sawyer and
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn are set in
fictional towns in Missouri. The 2009 comedy-drama
Up in the
Air, starring George Clooney, Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick,
was filmed in and around St. Louis, Missouri.
Culinary Specialties: Given its location within the United
States, Missouri has both Southern and Midwestern influences that
extend to its cuisine. Kansas City is best known for its own style
of barbecue — dry rubbed with spices, smoked over hickory for hours
and slathered in a semi-spicy, tomato-based sauce with hints of
vinegar and molasses. Further south, there’s Ozark pudding, a sort
of cake made with chopped apples, pecans, vanilla, eggs and brown
sugar. This sweet treat was U.S. President Truman’s favorite
dessert. Over in St. Louis, locals enjoy gooey butter cake, a rich
yeast cake topped with butter, sugar and vanilla to create a
spun-sugar taste while it bakes.
International Connection: Missouri’s capital, Jefferson
City, is a sister city with Münchberg, Germany.
Fun Facts:
• People in St. Louis consume more barbecue sauce per capita than
any other city in the United States.
• Kansas City, Missouri, claims to have more boulevards than any
other city but Paris and more fountains than any other city but
Rome.
• By production volume, the Anheuser-Busch brewery in St. Louis is
the largest brewery in the United States.
Adventure Idea: Follow the footsteps of explorers Lewis
and Clark along the Missouri River on the Katy Trail. This
386-kilometer rails-to-trails path weaves through small-town
America, peaceful farmland and the river’s edge.
Read more:
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