New Year window flowers and wedding cut-outs are part of every Zhuanghe memory. The local style prizes ‘a picture in the mind before the cut’: no sketch, just turning scissors that bring fish, crabs and auspicious patterns to life. Influenced by Shandong migrants and the peninsula’s farming life, it blends bold roughness with delicate finish. From kitchen stoves to classrooms and exhibitions, a new generation keeps this Yellow Sea art fresh.