The　curved　bridges　suffered　severe　damages　or　even　collapsed　during　2008　Wenchuan　Earthquake.　A　field　survey　of　seismic　performance　of　RC　curved　bridges　was　examined.　Damage　patterns　and　the　probable　causes　of　RC　curved　bridges　including　Baihua　bridge　and　ramp　bridge　of　Huilan　interchange　are　presented　and　analyzed　in　this　paper.　The　main　failure　was　pure　shear　failure　or　shear-flexural　failure　of　the　pier　columns.　Bearings　and　expansion　joints　damage　were　another　common　failure　pattern.　Lesson　learned　from　the　damage　of　RC　curved　bridges　in　this　earthquake,　the　recommendations　on　the　seismic　design　of　RC　curved　bridges　are　presented　involving　ductility　of　bridge　columns,　design　of　curved　bridges,　design　of　bearings　and　devices　preventing　girders　falling　down.　Suggestions　for　the　future　seismic　design　and　retrofitting　of　RC　curved　bridges　are　also　presented　in　moderate　to　severe　earthquake　area.