China is the first country in the world to use bamboo to produce paper. The origin, development and present status of bamboo papermaking were introduced in this paper. Bamboo papermaking originated in Jin Dynasty of China, it’s handicraft industry developed in Tang and Song Dynasty, and flourished in Ming and Qing Dynasty. Bamboo paper had also made great contributions to social development in modern times. The bamboo pulp and paper industry began after the founding of PRC. Now, bamboo had become an important raw material of China’s paper industry, and bamboo paper had been applied in the field of industry, agriculture, scientific research and daily life, etc. The industry of bamboo pulp and paper in China had been developing very fast in the past years, with the production scale expanded, the cleaner production level improved, and the production benefit increased. Moreover, the development of bamboo pulp and paper industry could alleviate the shortage of papermaking raw materials in China, and promoted the high-quality development of bamboo industry, which had remarkable economic, environmental and social benefits.