Goujian was the king of the Kingdom of Yue near the end of the Spring and Autumn period (春秋). He was the son of Marquis Yunchang.
Goujian temple in Shaoxing
Yue, also known as Yuyue (于越), was a state in ancient China which existed during the first millennium BC – the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods of China's Zhou dynasty – in the modern provinces of Zhejiang, Shanghai and Jiangsu. Its original capital was Kuaiji ; after its conquest of Wu, Yue relocated its court north to the city of Wu. Yue was conquered by Chu in 306 BC.
A statue of a man, dating from the State of Yue era
Yue period small boat (diorama)