解:(1)$\because$ AD$//$BE,$\therefore$ $\angle ADB = \angle DBC.$
$\because$ BD平分$\angle ABC,$$\therefore$ $\angle ABD = \angle DBC.$
$\therefore$ $\angle ABD = \angle ADB.$ $\therefore$ AB = AD
(2)$\because$ AD$//$BE,$\therefore$ $\angle ADC = \angle DCE.$
由(1),知AB = AD,
又$\because$ AB = AC,$\therefore$ AC = AD.
$\therefore$ $\angle ACD = \angle ADC.$ $\therefore$ $\angle ACD = \angle DCE.$
$\therefore$ CD平分$\angle ACE$