was Chi You, loosely translated as the 'Red Chief'. Thats seems about it. I read that the 'yellow' in yellow emperor actually referred to colour of soil in his realm.  Chinese do prefer women with fair skin and that dated back ages b4 chinese came into contact with europeans. A male with very fair skin is considered sissy. You can find commercials on skin whiteners in HK but I seldom noticed,among relatives, friend and colleague, anyone female have skin turned fairer within relatively short time. I think they're more fussy with designer handbags or fashion. Black slaves did exist in ancient china and the first chinese martial art hero in fiction was a black man. Another black chinese noticeable was a general I read