Formerly, chikushi made in the Province of Hui Ji, which was famous bamboo production area and was well known in Eastern Jin Dynasty, but for long time it had been treated as poor quality paper due to its weakness and lack of durability.
古くは東晋において竹の産地として知られていた会稽郡の竹紙が著名であったが、脆弱性と耐久性の無さから長く下質な紙として扱われてきた。