In order to explore the influence of cigarette paper on ash holding capacity under smoking and burning conditions, 12 cigarette samples with different cigarette paper parameter combinations were designed and prepared by uniform experimental design with quantitative, air permeability, magnesium carbonate addition, sodium potassium ratio of combustion supporting agent, acid radical type and combustion supporting agent dosage as parameters. The effects of cigarette paper parameters on ash holding capacity were studied by single factor analysis and regression analysis The parameters of cigarette paper were optimized. Results: ① with the change of cigarette paper parameters, the ash holding capacity ranged from 39.07 mm to 43.76 mm, and the change rate was 12.0%. ② The combined action of air permeability, sodium potassium ratio, magnesium carbonate content and acid radical type could explain 92.3% of the variation of ash holding capacity, which was the main factor affecting ash holding capacity, and the order was air permeability, sodium potassium ratio, magnesium carbonate content, acid radical type; quantitative and combustion aid dosage were the secondary factors affecting ash holding capacity, and the direction and degree of the influence on ash holding capacity were similar to the above four parameters, which was related to the combination of numbers. ③ The optimal combination of cigarette paper parameters was 40 g/m², 50 CU air permeability, 0% magnesium carbonate, 5.0 ratio of sodium to potassium, the type of acid radical of chloride ion, combustion supporting agent dosage 2.0%.