Shanghai paper-cutting appeared in the early 20th century, when it was mostly used for door stickers, shoe decorations and embroidery patterns. In the past century of historical evolution, Shanghai paper-cutting has gradually formed a distinctive "Haipai" style. Wang Zigan is a representative of "Haipai" paper-cutting. He inherited traditional skills and integrated the rough and bold northern paper-cutting with the delicate and smooth southern paper-cutting, showing a strong artistic personality. His works are concise and exaggerated, with strong decorativeness, including flowers, birds, fish, insects, birds and beasts, landscapes, figures and buildings. Lin Ximing, another representative of "Haipai" paper-cutting, took a different approach and incorporated various painting elements into paper-cutting. The two representative figures learned from each other, improved together, and promoted the development of Shanghai paper-cutting. Under the influence of open urban culture, Shanghai paper-cutting has formed the "Haipai" characteristics that combine the strengths of the north and the south. It is bold but not rough, delicate but not rigid, pays attention to formal beauty, and is full of life. It occupies a unique position among various paper-cutting in the country. As the marketization of the urban economy continues to deepen, Shanghai paper-cutting has been impacted by modern industrial civilization and high technology, and its inheritance and development are in crisis and urgently need protection.