Xiaoyao Faction
The Xiaoyao Faction or Xiaoyao Pai (), also known as Tea-drinking Faction (喝茶派), translated into English as Wanderers' Faction or Faction of Bystanders or Carefree Clique, refers to the illiterate or indifferent people who do not belong to any mass organization, who do not engage in any factional struggle, and who stay away from radical movements, during the Cultural Revolution. It included some cadres of the Chinese Communist Party, and some less active Red Guards. The term "Xiaoyao" comes from "Zhuangzi", and its original meaning in the phrase "Xiaoyao Pai" means having no conflicts with the world and  being at ease. "Xiaoyao Pai" is a special term for Cultural Revolution. They were spectators of the Cultural Revolution. At the beginning of the Cultural Revolution, there were very few members of the Xiaoyao Faction, but as the movement progressed, its members gradually expanded. Xiaoyao Faction once was criticized by some people, it was once a derogatory term, and being a member of Xiaoyao Faction was not an honorable thing. However, since the Xiaoyao Faction was a group of "cold-eyed spectators" during the Cultural Revolution, they could obtain rational thinking and political wisdom that the "Rebel Faction" (造反派) could  not. Because of this, a new group of independent spiritual bearers emerged from the original "Xiaoyao Faction". Notable representatives of the Xiaoyao Faction included Li Yuanchao, Li Zehou, Yan Jiaqi, Liu Zaifu, Fang Lizhi, and Xu Liangying.