We examined the light-fastness of coated handmade papers, i.e., feng-chien and feng-la-chien cited in ancient Chinese literature. The investigated variables included the kinds of pigments, the kinds and dosages of binders as well as the effects of additives such as insolubilizer, surface sizing agent, and wax emulsion. All coated papers were subjected to UV irradiation in an Uvcon tester. Irradiated sheets were then examined for their color fastness and their color differences were calculated. Furthermore, we prepared more than a dozen colored feng-la-chien and compared their light-fastness performance with a sample of imitated Cheng-hsin-tang paper made during the era of Emperor Chien-Lung in the Ching Dynasty and with several commercial feng-la-chiens made in Mainland China. Various white pigments and the kinds and dosages of binders were found to have significant effect on the light-fastness of the coated papers. The influences of additives on light-fastness, on the other hand, were not significant. Colored pigments were found to have great influence on the light-fastness of the coated handmade papers.