Reinforced　concrete　with　special-shaped　short-pier　shear　wall　and　core　walls　with　concealed　bracing　are　proposed　and　systemically　investigated.　Twenty-eight　1:2　scale　special-shaped　(including　blade-shaped,　T-shaped,　L-shaped　and　Z-shaped)　short-pier　shear　wall　specimens,　four　1:3　scale　L-shaped　coupled　short-pier　shear　wall　specimens　and　two　1:6　scale　core　walls　specimens　were　designed　and　tested　under　cyclic　loading　to　assess　their　seismic　performance.　The　load-carrying　capacity,　stiffness,　ductility,　hysteretic　behavior　and　energy　dissipation　of　the　shear　wall　are　discussed.　On　the　basis　of　these　tests,　mechanical　models　and　seismic　design　methods　for　the　special-shaped　short-pier　shear　wall　and　core　walls　with　concealed　bracing　are　suggested.　The　significant　effect　on　improving　the　seismic　performance　of　structure　is　verified　when　applying　the　core　walls　with　concealed　bracing　in　one　building.