Zhu Bajie Chi Xigua trailer

• Adventure
• Comedy

This short donghua is among China's earliest paper-cut animated films. It follows the monk Tang Sanzang and his disciples Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie as they travel west on their pilgrimage. Weary and thirsty after crossing a desert, the group takes shelter in a temple they believe is empty. Zhu Bajie complains of stomach pain from the long walk, and Sun Wukong goes ahead to search for food, cautioning his companion against laziness. Zhu Bajie soon discovers a large watermelon and cuts it into four portions to share. Unable to resist temptation, he ends up eating the remaining pieces after taking the largest. Sun Wukong notices the greed and resolves to punish him with magic. The piece is a light, humorous episode built around the characters' personalities.