Conditions at the start of the project were excellent — level tides, wide banks, a steady wind filling the sail.
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From Wang Wan's (王湾) Tang poem 《次北固山下》 (Mooring at the Foot of Beigu Mountain). Couplet: 潮平两岸阔，风正一帆悬 — 'The tide runs level and the banks widen; the wind blows true, the single sail hangs poised.' The Tang prime minister Zhang Yue so admired this couplet he had it posted in his office as a model for writers.
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Paired couplet with 潮平两岸阔. Standard classical image for smooth sailing — market conditions, political climate, successful launches. 悬 here means 'hung / poised', not 'hung over'.
