Design　details　of　RC　hollow　bridge　piers　for　6　major　railway　bridges　and　26　major　highway　bridges　in　China　were　analyzed.　Pier　height,　web　thickness　to　section　width　ratio,　web　width　to　thickness　ratio　and　aspect　ratio　of　pier　used　in　China　were　reviewed.　The　experimental　researches　and　theoretical　analyses　of　seismic　behaviors　for　RC　hollow　piers　in　New　Zealand,　America,　Europe,　Japan　and　China　were　summarized,　and　the　existing　problems　and　future　research　directions　were　pointed　out.　Analysis　result　shows　that　high　piers　with　aspect　ratio　larger　than　10.0,　thin　walled　piers　with　web　thickness　to　section　width　ratio　less　than　0.2　or　web　width　to　thickness　ratio　larger　than　10.0　are　commonly　used　in　large　bridges　in　China.　Most　of　the　researches　have　focused　on　the　seismic　behaviors　of　low　and　medium　height　piers　with　aspect　ratio　less　than　8.0,　and　few　researches　have　been　conducted　for　piers　with　web　thickness　to　section　width　ratio　less　than　0.2　or　web　width　to　thickness　ratio　larger　than　5.0.　There　is　still　not　any　reasonable　shear　strength　and　seismic　deformation　analysis　model　for　hollow　bridge　piers.　Some　important　research　directions　in　the　future　include　anti-cracking　measures　of　hollow　bridge　pier　under　the　water,　residual　displacement　control　of　hollow　bridge　pier,　improving　the　seismic　behavior　of　hollow　bridge　pier　by　new　structures　and　materials,　and　researching　the　seismic　behavior　of　hollow　bridge　pier　by　modern　experimental　techniques.