[9] It included some cadres of the Chinese Communist Party,[10] and some less active Red Guards.
[14] At the beginning of the Cultural Revolution, there were very few members of the Xiaoyao Faction, but as the movement progressed, its membership gradually expanded.
It was considered a derogatory term, and members of the so-called Xiaoyao Faction were seen as dishonorable.
Because of this, a new group of independent spiritual bearers emerged from the original "Xiaoyao Faction".
[17] Notable representatives of the Xiaoyao Faction included Li Yuanchao,[18] Li Zehou,[19] Yan Jiaqi,[20] Liu Zaifu,[21] Fang Lizhi,[22] and Xu Liangying.