The　golden　films　with　various　subwavelength　hole　arrays　on　the　film　surface　are　designed　and　fabricated　on　glass　substrate　by　electron　beam　lithograply　(EBL),　focused　ion　beam　(FIB),　and　reactive　ion　etching　(RIE),　respectively.　The　influences　of　the　hole　array　symmetry　and　the　hole　shape　on　the　light-enhanced　transmission　through　the　films　are　observed　and　simulated.　The　experimental　results　show　that　when　the　array　lattice　constant　and　the　hole　diameter　are　the　same　in　the　different　array　structures　which　are　1　μm　and　350　nm　respectively,　the　square　hole　arrays　exhibit　two　transmission　peaks　at　1170　nm　and　1580　nm　with　the　transmissivities　of　3%　and　6%,　respectively,　while　the　hexagonal　hole　arrays　exhibit　an　enhanced　peak　of　14%　at　1340　nm;　when　the　lattice　constant　and　the　duty　cycle　are　the　same　for　different　array　stucture,　the　transmission　peaks　are　different　for　different　hole　shapes,　which　are　at　763　nm　with　transmissivity　of　12%　for　rectangular　holes　and　at　703　nm　with　the　one　of　9%,　respectively.　The　numerical　simulation　results　by　using　the　transfer　matrix　method　(TMM)　are　consistent　with　the　observed　results.　©　Tianjin　University　of　Technology　and　Springer-Verlag　2009.