CFST-RC　column　is　modified　from　CFST　laced　column　in　which　CFST　members　are　connected　with　RC　web　instead　of　steel　bracings.　The　CFST-RC　column　has　excellent　static　and　earthquake　resistant　properties,　such　as　high　strength,　high　ductility　and　large　energy　absorption　capacity.　CFST-RC　columns　have　been　adopted　as　piers　in　Ganhaizi　Bridge　in　high　seismic　risk　zone　with　a　highest　pier　of　107m.　The　experimental　investigation　on　scaled　models　of　similar　type　of　the　CFST-RC　pier　are　carried　out.　Under　cyclic　loading,　the　hysteretic　performance　of　CFST-RC　columns,　such　as　failure　modes,　ductility,　load　displacement　hysteretic　curves,　energy　absorption　capacity,　strength　and　stiffness　degradation　are　studied　in　this　paper.　©　2017　The　Authors.