Reproduction of ancient books could promote Chinese traditional culture. The historic origin and the relationship between the xuan paper and Chinese ancient books, calligraphy and paintings were introduced from reproduction viewpoints. The technologies most used for reproduction of Chinese ancient books on Xuan paper such as digital ink jet, woodblock watermark, collotype and screen print were compared and analyzed. The techniques to make the reproduction the same as origin were reviewed. The situation and problems in reproduction of Chinese ancient books were discussed.