A　composite　shear　wall　with　concrete　filled　steel　tube　CFST　boundary　columns　and　concealed　steel　plate-steel　braces　was　proposed.　Based　on　relative　existing　low-rise　shear　wall　tests,　two　wall　models　with　different　constructions　were　tested　under　the　cyclic　loading　so　as　to　investigate　the　shear　behavior　of　the　new　wall.　The　hysteretic　property,　load-bearing　capacity,　stiffness,　energy　dissipation　capacity　and　failure　modes　of　models　are　compared　and　analyzed.　The　mechanical　model　for　calculating　load-bearing　capacity　of　the　wall　was　proposed　and　the　calculated　results　agree　well　with　the　measured　values.　Research　shows　that:　the　CFST　boundary　columns　has　the　obvious　restriction　on　the　main　diagonal　crack　developing　of　the　wall;　the　crack　and　the　damage　process　on　the　wall　are　significantly　different　for　different　models;　the　parameters　of　CFST　boundary　columns,　steel　plate　-　steel　braces　and　the　wall　should　be　reasonably　designed　so　as　to　improve　the　ductility　and　energy　dissipation　capacity　of　shear　walls.　©,　2014,　Science　and　Technology　Periodical　Press.　All　right　reserved.