Chen Ma Po Tofu is one of the traditional Han Chinese dishes in Sichuan, one of the eight major Chinese cuisines in the Sichuan cuisine. It is one of the eight major Chinese cuisines, and has been named by the state as one of the "old Chinese brands". It was founded in the beginning of the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty (1862) and opened in Wanfuqiao in the northern suburbs of Chengdu. Originally known as Chen Xingsheng Restaurant, the chef was the wife of Chen Chunfu. Chen's cooking tofu color red, beef grain crispy, hemp, spicy, fragrant, crispy, tender, hot, shape whole, very rich Sichuan flavor characteristics, Chen's tofu will soon be famous, seekers tend to food, the literati will often be here. There are good people to see its Chen's face with hemp marks, they play for Chen Ma Po tofu, this saying has spread so as to be a beautiful story. The restaurant was thus named Chen Ma Po Tofu Shop. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Chen Ma Po Tofu was listed as a famous food in Chengdu.