La’eeb, the mascot of the 2022 Qatar World Cup in Doha, with its special look, is popular all over the world. La’eeb may be an idea born in the Middle East, but it grows up in Dongguan, Guangdong.
The design of La’eeb is a kind of traditional clothing of Arab, with a snow-white body, traditional headgear, and red printed Qatari patterns at the corner of the cloth. When it runs after a football, it looks like a jumping dumpling.
La’eeb’s special shape made the toy design slow and hard. The production of La’eeb faced two challenges: one was to make La’eeb, a mascot with no arms and legs, stand up. And the other was to make the toy fly freely. Double Train Culture, a company from Dongguan took the order. They designed decided the shape of La’eeb, then 3D printed the toy and improved it, and finally made a model.
The first toy was made in 2020, and the company improved it many times. Finally, La’eeb was accepted by Qatar 2022 Local Organizing Committee and FIFA after eight changes. “Winning the chance of producing the soccer match’s mascot feels like winning the chance of holding the FIFA World Cup,” Chen Leigang, the CEO of the company said.
With La’eeb’s popularity, the Chinese town Dongguan is successful in getting a place in World Cup history.
【小题1】The toys of La’eeb are made by people in ________.A.Qatar | B.Doha | C.Arab | D.Dongguan |
A.what La’eeb can do | B.what color La’eeb is |
C.what La’eeb looks like | D.what sport La’eeb likes |
A.difficulties | B.choices | C.differences | D.situations |
A.The Success of La’eeb’s Special Shape | B.Meet La’eeb and Know the Story Behind |
C.Improve La’eeb and Hold the World Cup | D.The Meaning of La’eeb You Need to Know |