As a natural green textile raw materials, Hemp fiber research and applications has been increasingly wide spread. It has become an important raw material for textile fibers, it has excellent moisture absorption and release properties, air permeability, warmth retention, cold and warm sense, high temperature resistance, insulation, anti ultraviolet, anti radiation qualities, anti-mildew and antibacterial health-care properties and sound deadening properties. Hemp fiber has been widely used in many fields and products, such as clothing, sails, rope, paper and medical supplies. Recent advances in the performance and application of hemp fiber are investigated and discussed in this paper.