The reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) material was classified into two categories and the gradation and asphalt content of RAP were examined for each category. The Marshall design method was adopted to obtain the optimum asphalt content and mixture ratio in the hot recycled asphalt mixture AC-13 and AC-20 under the conditions of 10%, 20%, 30%, 40% and 50% content of RAP respectively. Effects of RAP changes on the high temperature stability, low temperature performance and water stability of reclaimed asphalt mixture with the opti- mum asphalt content were evaluated. Finally, the test road was constructed to verify the road performance of hot recycled asphalt mixture. Research results show that the low temperature performance and water stability of hot recycled asphalt mixture increased first and then decreased along with the increase of content of RAP, and the optimum RAP content was 30%. The high temperature stability of hot recycled asphalt mixture improved with the increase of RAP content. With comprehensive consideration of the properties of hot recycled asphalt mixture, 30% content of RAP was recommended.