Chengde's specialties are: Xinglong persimmon, Xinglong mushroom, Xinglong chestnut, Xinglong hawthorn, Pingquan mutton soup, Pingquan mushroom, Pingquan slipper mushroom, Bagougaidao meat, Chengde almond, Longhua rice, Dushan tofu, Luanping corn, Weichang carrot, Astragalus millet, silk brocade, Weichang potato, Fengning naked oats, Chengde Guoguang apple, and palace imperial cake.

Chengde is one of the first national historical and cultural cities. 1703, Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty built a summer resort, which became the second political center of the Qing Dynasty. 1723 Jehol Hall was established. 1733, Yongzheng took the meaning of "inheriting the virtue of the ancestors" and gave the word "the emperor inherited the virtue of heaven and earth", indicating that the first emperor inherited the grace of heaven and earth. And set up Chengde Zhili Prefecture, formerly known as "Chengde"; In the Republic of China and the early days of liberation, it was the capital of the former Jehol Province; 1955, the organizational system of Jehol Province was abolished, and Chengde was placed under the jurisdiction of Hebei Province.