In addition to Beijiang River, Jiang Ge River and Lianjiang River, there are 16 tributaries in Yingde River System, and the rainwater collection area exceeds 100 square kilometers. With fertile soil and humid climate, Yingde has formed a production base of high-quality rice, oilseeds, sugarcane, sericulture, tea, vegetables, fruits, bamboo shoots and other commodities, of which the planting area of bamboo shoots is 400,000 mu, which has been designated as one of the pilot cities (counties) of national agricultural industrialization by the Ministry of Rural Agriculture.

Hakka snacks in yingde city are quite distinctive. Bamboo shoots, tofu and yuba are very famous. Bamboo shoots are crisp and tender, and tofu is silky. It enjoys the reputation of "Guangdong Cement Town", "Guangdong Cave Town", "China Shi Ying Town", "China Black Tea and Green Tea Town" and "China Bamboo Shoots Town".

Yingde city's history and culture;

1. Food culture: The Hakkas in Yingde account for about 70% of the total population and are the hometown of Hakkas. Taking Yingde agricultural and sideline products and farm poultry as raw materials, we cooked some rich farm dishes, such as Jiulong Landscape Tofu Banquet, Flavor Farm Pig's Hand, Honey Juice Pig's Tongue, Flavor Roast Duck, Meatballs, Farm Chicken Soup, Lianjiang Dog Meat, Shahefen, Dongxiang Steamed Meat, Wang Bu Yuba and so on. Including unique Hakka cuisine, such as Jiudajian and tea porridge.

2. Tea culture: Yingde is known as the "hometown of black tea in China", with a long history of tea planting and the formation and development of tea culture. Its development track can be traced back to 1200 years ago in the Tang Dynasty, and it became one of the tea-producing counties in Guangdong Province before the Ming Dynasty.