''The Rebirth of a King'', also known as ''Yue Wang Gou Jian'', is a Chinese television series based on the life of King Goujian of the state of Yue in the

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. Directed by Huang Jianzhong, Yuen Bun and Yanyi, the series starred

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, Li Guangjie and Zhou Yang. The series was first aired on

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in November 2006 in Hong Kong and a year later on

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in mainland China.

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King Goujian of Yue Goujian () (reigned 496–465 BC) was the king of the Kingdom of Yue (越國, present-day northern Zhejiang) near the end of the Spring and Autumn period (春秋). He was the son of Marquis Yunchang. Goujian's reign coincided with arguably th ...

Wu Zixu :''Note: names are in simplified characters followed by traditional and Pinyin transliteration.'' Wu Yun (died 484 BC), better known by his courtesy name Zixu, was a Chinese military general and politician of the Wu kingdom in the Spring and Aut ...

King Fuchai of Wu Fuchai (reigned 495–473BC), sometimes also written Fucha, was the last king of the state of Wu during the Spring and Autumn Period of Chinese history. His armies constructed important canals linking the Yellow, Ji, and Huai River systems of th ...

* Li Guangjie as

Fan Li Fan Li () from the Spring and Autumn period, was an ancient Chinese military strategist, politician, and businessman. Fàn Li was an important political and military advisor to Goujian, the king of Yue. He later was known as Tao Zhu Gong (陶� ...

* Zhou Yang as Xishi * Yao Anlian as

Bo Pi Bo Pi (; died 473 BC) was an official in the state of Wu in the Spring and Autumn period of ancient China. His grandfather, Bo Zhouli, who was an official in the state of Chu, was executed, and Bo Pi fled to Wu, where he served as an adviser to ...

* Zhang Tong as

Wen Zhong Wen Zhong () (died 472 BC) was an advisor in the state of Yue in the Spring and Autumn period. He was a native of Ying in the State of Chu. After Yue was defeated by the state of Wu in 494 BC, Wen Zhong bribed Bo Pi, the advisor to the lead ...

* Tan Xiaoyan as Goujian's wife * Yu Jiaruo as Zheng Dan * Wan Yaoyao as Consort Wei * Liu Xiyuan as Lingyu * Liu Jingjing as Yuexiu * Geng Xiaolin as Lu Jia * Bi Haifeng as Duan Ke * Hu Kaizhi as younger Qiying ** Liu Xiaohai as older Qiying * Liu Yanbin as Gongsun Ju * Zhang Di as Ju Zhu * Li Xianqi as Ji Ni * Liu Lian as Ye Yong * Guo Chao as Du Yuan, Du Ye * Wang Xiao as Zhao Yang * Yu Zikuan as

Ou Yezi Ou Yezi () was a legendary master of sword-making in the Spring and Autumn period. According to '' Yuejueshu'', he forged five treasured swords for Gan Jiang and King Zhao of Chu, named, respectively, ''Zhanlu'' (湛卢), ''Juque'' (巨阙), ' ...

* Liu Jun as

Gan Jiang Gan Jiang () and Mo Ye () were a swordsmith couple, discussed in the literature involving the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history. Some aspects of this material may be considered historical; others are certainly mythological. A pair of swor ...

* Yang Xiaoyang as Mo Ye * Ren Wu as Zhongli Jian * Zhong Lin as Master Ma * Hou Yu as Zhong Ji * Hu Zhiyong as General Yu * Sun Baohai as General Gu

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