Pigsy Eats Watermelon () is a 1958 Chinese animation short film produced at the Shanghai Animation Film Studio by Wan Laiming and Wan Guchan. It is also translated as "Mr. Pig Eats Watermelon" or "Zhu Bajie Eats Watermelon". Wan Guchan innovated a new paper-cut technique and this film was the first to utilize the method. Story The main character was Zhu Bajie, the Chinese folklore character from the literature Journey to the West. Though the story was considered more of a spin-off. The character was used, since pigs were often associated with greed in the culture. Creators References CCTV cartoon history External links China's Movie Database 1958 animated films 1958 films Chinese animated films 1950s stop-motion animated films 1958 short films 1950s Mandarin-language films Chinese animated short films Fictional pigs