By the 17th century, word of Peitou's sulfur reserves had spread far and wide, and the Spanish and Dutch started to enter northern Taiwan to raid those reserves. At their hands development began and the face of Peitou changed completely.
十七世紀，西班牙人與荷蘭人為了掠取硫磺，開始進入北台灣採硫，北投的硫磺就已經聲名遠播，並觸動了北投整個空間的改寫與開發。