The Xá people have basically been destroyed or assimilated in the upstream of Đà River, only a very small number of rugged mountains in the South of Hòa Bình province to survive.

In the beginning of 15th century, Mường forces from the mountains of Thanh Hóa and Nghệ An rising and establishing the Early Lê dynasty in Đông Kinh indirectly saved the descendants of the Xá people from destroying.

They soon abandoned the nomadic lifestyle to learn wet rice cultivation techniques, raised white pigs and even took the exams to be royal officials.

Mường people in this area have very little opportunities to interact with the outside world so they do not know how to take notes, their voice was also very difficult to hear and the customs were still dark until the early 20th century.

After the French withdrew from Vietnam, Mai Châu district maintained an autonomous regime, so it was not affected by the devastating land reform.

Starting in the 1970s, Mai Châu was piloted as a rural resort with the advice of Soviet Union and East Germany experts.

The central government has allowed Mai Châu to develop traditional textile industry, rice cultivation and pig raising in the context of strict subsidy policies still applied across the country.

According to the orientation from 2025 to 2035, Mai Châu rural district will be mobilized by the Provincial People's Committee to all capital sources to turn the Southwestern composition of Hòa Bình new city.

This name may have been placed when the White Tai leaders started military forces into the territory of the Đà River junction and fought with indigenous tribes.