Who is watermelon man?

The man can be regularly seen catching the Beijing subway wearing a hollowed out watermelon, complete with eye and mouth holes, lodged on his head.

Aside from the fruit on his head he dresses normally and has been pictured wearing jeans, a jacket and backpack.

However, locals have now nicknamed him 'watermelon brother' and have shared their creepy encounters with him. 

Some passengers were left frightened after encountering him and notified subway staff, who in turn called the police.

One passenger told the Beijing Morning Post: 'It was so scary last night when I was on the metro.

'This guy was just hanging around on the train wearing a watermelon mask, with a beer bottle and a baijiu bottle in his two hands,' Shanghaiist reported.

The passenger added: 'Apparently, he was totally drunk.'

(dailymail.co.uk)