Chinese animations have adopted traditional cultural elements and attracted global attention thanks to their unique style.
Animators have combined traditional culture with animation since 1956, when Te Wei, then director of Shanghai Animation Film Studio, proposed that domestic animations should integrate national characteristics.
Wan Guchan, a veteran animator, applied the art of paper-cutting to create the cartoon 'Pigsy Eats Watermelon' in 1958, the first of its kind in the country.