The invention provides a method for treating chrome tanning wastewater, and belongs to the technical field of wastewater treatment. The method comprises the steps: performing grid impurity removal, performing adjustment through addition of alkali, performing wastewater sedimentation, and performing adjustment through addition of acid, wherein wastewater sedimentation is performed through a flocculating agent, and the flocculating agent comprises an amphoteric polymer chelating flocculant PDMAMDTC and a chitosan-derived adsorption material; and preparation of the chitosan-derived adsorption material comprises the following steps: dispersing triethylene tetramine and chitosan in an acetic acid solution, then adding a cross-linking agent for a reaction, and then performing washing and drying,and the cross-linking agent contains glutaraldehyde, triethanolamine and 3-mercaptopropionic acid. According to the method for treating the chrome tanning wastewater, a short reaction period of timeis required, the efficiency of decontamination and impurity removal is high, full recycling and utilization of resources are achieved, and the cost of production and treatment is reduced effectively;and the flocculating agent has the advantages of a high degree of reaction completion, low surface energy, high cationic degree, high intrinsic viscosity, large ion adsorption capacity, strong net trapping ability and good performance of flocculation and sedimentation.