Four　full-scale　L-shaped　recycled　concrete　low-rise　shear　wall　specimens　were　tested　under　low-cycle　repeated　loading　to　study　the　influences　of　thermal　insulation　blocks　of　expandable　polystyrene　(EPS),　recycled　concrete　strength　and　reinforcement　ratio.　The　four　specimens,　among　which　three　were　prepared　with　thermal　insulation　blocks　of　EPS　and　one　was　prepared　without　EPS　blocks,　were　made　of　recycled　concrete.　Seismic　performance　including　load-bearing　capacity,　stiffness,　ductility,　energy　dissipation　capacity　and　damage　evolution　law　of　those　specimens　were　investigated　and　compared.　Results　show　that　load-bearing　capacity　and　elastic-plastic　deformation　capacity　of　the　shear　walls　can　be　improved　significantly　by　increasing　concrete　strength　and　reinforcement　ratio.　The　low-rise　shear　walls　with　thermal　insulation　blocks　of　EPS　have　better　seismic　performance　compared　to　the　wall　without　thermal　insulation　blocks.　©　2016,　Editorial　Office　of　China　Civil　Engineering　Journal.　All　right　reserved.