Chushan, like its namesake, shares similar characteristics. First to be developed among the 14 townships of Nant'ou County, it prospered quickly due to the blessings of soil and climate. Today its agricultural and manufacturing sectors show the same resilient strength as the hardy bamboo stalk.
竹山的發展，也好比竹一樣，早期拜地利之賜，在南投縣十三個鄉鎮中，率先被開發；然後因地形、土壤之惠，而有豐饒物產；於今又工農並蓄，成為繁榮而富足的山城。