During the turn-of-the-century period of Ta-hsi's prosperity as a river port, the town had many artisans who made the local lumber into expensive furniture for Taipei's rich.
黑豆干的發跡，可視為大溪沒落後，當地人適應求存的方法；不想竟在小鎮春回後，成為鎮民爭相跟進的致富之道。