In　this　paper　a　rapid　repair　and　retrofitting　technique　for　reinforced　concrete　(rc)　Chinese　bridges　damaged　by　a　strong　earthquake,　is　proposed　and　tested.　This　intervention　is　an　upgrade　of　the　one　tested　with　very　good　results　during　a　previous　experimental　research　on　bridges　designed　according　to　the　old　Italian　code　without　proper　seismic　details.　The　improvement　of　the　repair　operation　consists　in　the　use　of　dissipation　systems　to　substitute　the　damaged　rebar　parts　at　pier　base　guaranteeing　the　correct　plastic　distribution　in　plastic　hinge　only.　Dissipation　systems　with　different　configurations　were　considered　to　optimize　the　intervention.　The　repaired　and　retrofitted　Italian　bridge　already　studied　in　the　previous　research,　was　designed　according　to　Chinese　codes　but　with　insufficient　transversal　steel　reinforcement.　Some　pier　specimens　(scale　1:6)　of　the　most　stressed　pier　of　this　bridge,　with　and　without　dissipation　systems,　were　built.　A　C-FRP　wrapping　was　applied　to　increase　the　insufficient　shear　strength　and　the　ductility　in　plastic　hinge.　Cyclic　tests　were　carried　out　on　the　scaled　specimens　at　Fuzhou　University　lab　(China)　to　evaluate　the　effectiveness　of　the　proposed　technique.