Specialties of Chengde suitable for gift-giving: silk brocade, flower rose cake, shortcrust pastry, Chengde wood carvings, the palace imperial food cake.

1, silk brocade

Silk brocade is unique to the Summer Resort, the Summer Resort silk brocade is the production of high-grade silk crafts in Hebei Province, Chengde Silk Factory, the handicrafts of the traditional Chinese form of the "painting", the unique summer residence of the summer residence, the summer residence of the silk brocade is the Hebei Province, Chengde Silk Factory.

The summer resort unique landscape garden buildings, pavilions, springs and waterfalls painted and embroidered in light yellow or light gray satin.

Embroidery using realistic brushwork techniques, the pattern is delicate and elegant, delicate and chic, light and dark, with distinctive regional characteristics and ethnic flavor, in the local commercial streets, shopping malls can be bought.

2, flower rose cake

Flower rose cake is the Chengde City, a specialty product, is a local specialty of fresh rose as the main raw material, using traditional craft refined. The use of roses to make snacks has a history of 300 years in Chengde, and was one of the imperial food of the court during the Qing Dynasty.

According to historical records, whenever Kangxi came to Chengde to escape the summer heat or go hunting in the paddock, he took this cake as a special food to enjoy. Flower rose cake is soft and fluffy, sweet and savory, with a strong rose flavor, is a good gift for friends and relatives.

3, shortcrust pastry

Chengde area has a long history of making all kinds of pastry, it is said that Kangxi, Qianlong and later emperors came to the summer residence every year, almost all have to eat pastry. Chengde region's most popular meat and potatoes is crispy meat and potatoes, which is characterized by crispy, fluffy, layer more.

4, Chengde wood carving

Chengde wood carving is the unique Chengde valuable specialties as raw materials, in the inheritance of the traditional Chinese art of wood carving on the basis of bold and innovative, carved a variety of not only practical, but also has the characteristics of the mountainous city of the traditional art of carving treasures.

Chengde carvers use this valuable wood to make relief and round carvings, which not only have a long history but are unique in the country, and can be purchased at major stores on Puning Temple Cultural Street.

5, Palace Imperial Cake

Palace Imperial Cake is a specialty of Pingquan County, Chengde City, Hebei Province, white sugar, white buckwheat noodles and filling for Nansha Cake, white sugar, fat minced meat and filling for Crystal Cake.

White sugar, chengsha filling for the chengsha cake, sugar, sesame and filling for the sesame cake, sesame oil, sugar, cinnamon and filling for the Haddad cake, the five kinds of cake with a box, to cake on the red dot mark. The cakes are crispy and sweet, beautifully packaged, and are excellent for entertaining VIPs and gifting to friends and relatives.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Silk Hanging Brocade

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Flower Rose Cake

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Crispy Biscuits

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Chengde Woodcarving

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia -Chengde Wood Carving

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Palace Imperial Cake