It was developed by Koxinga to station troops during the Ming Dynasty, and by the reign of Yongzheng (1732-1735) in the Qing, it had developed into a commercial street.
1867 年，老街毀於北部大地震而重建；1895 年日人治台，金山居民不願被殖民統治，襲擊金包里憲兵屯所，憲兵 9 人被殺，日軍憤而濫殺無辜，焚燬整條金包里街；隔年，義民簡大獅等 260 人襲擊日軍，金包里街再度毀壞。