Fubao (traditional Chinese: 附寶; simplified Chinese: 附宝; pinyin: fùbǎo), a woman from the Youjiao clan,[1] was, according to Chinese mythology sources, the mother-in-law of the inventor of silk, Leizu; mother of Huang Di the Yellow Emperor; and, wife of Shaodian. However, the mythological genealogy varies. Fubao is viewed as an ancestress by the Han people who form the majority of the population of China.