如果说大都市是美国城镇化的主要载体,那么小镇则是更能反映美国城镇文化与特色的地方。希尔斯伯勒(Hillsborough)就是这样一座典型的美国特色小镇。她位于北卡罗来纳州“罗利-德罕姆”都市区西北边缘,距州首府罗利(Raleigh)约60公里,与著名的杜克大学和北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校相距均不到20公里。在2015年CNN评选的全美年度“最酷”小镇(Coolest Small Town in America)榜单中,希尔斯伯勒名列第三。CNN的这个评选要求,获选小镇 If the metropolis is the main carrier of urbanization in the United States, the town is a place that better reflects the urban culture and characteristics of the United States. Hillsborough is one such typical American town. She is located on the northwestern fringe of the North Carolina Raleigh-Durham metropolitan area, about 60 kilometers from the state capital of Raleigh and less than 20 kilometers from both the famous Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Km. In a CNN-named annual “Coolest Small Town in America” ​​list in 2015, Hillsboro ranked third. CNN’s selection requirements, the selected town