Weihai City is located at the easternmost end of the Jiaodong Peninsula, surrounded by mountains and the sea, and has a unique geographical environment. The people here are mainly engaged in fishing and farming for men, and embroidery and weaving for women. In the thousands of years of historical evolution, many folk arts with marine cultural characteristics have been formed, and paper-cutting is one of the most representative folk arts. The notable characteristics of Weihai paper-cutting are: simple composition, smooth lines, clear meaning, and rough aesthetic orientation with abstraction and exaggeration. Here, folk artists mostly create practical paper-cutting that beautifies life. According to their uses, they can be roughly divided into window paper-cuts, wall paper-cuts, ceiling paper-cuts, lantern paper-cuts, pillow paper-cuts, shoe paper-cuts, insole paper-cuts, purse paper-cuts for hand embroidery or embroidery, as well as children's bellyband paper-cuts, children's tiger-head boots and tiger-head hat paper-cuts, etc.; the patterns are mostly marine animals such as dragons, shrimps, fish, crabs; birds and beasts such as phoenixes, peacocks, bats, golden toads, jade rabbits, tigers, lions, cranes, deer, chickens, cats, dogs and fishing villages. Production and life scenes are the main focus. Some paper-cutting masters also create a series of paper-cuttings based on myths and legends. In short, no matter what the theme is, it has a strong breath of life and sea culture. In Weihai, paper-cutting is not only a part of folk spiritual life, but also an important part of fishermen and farmers in festivals and festive activities. It is widely circulated among the people along with customs and habits passed down from generation to generation, special needs such as weddings and weddings, and affects the daily production and life of the masses. It plays a huge role in inheriting and spreading folk culture. Weihai paper-cutting is not only rich in meaning and unique in artistic characteristics, but also a rich carrier of folklore, archeology and myths and legends, and has immeasurable research value.