Curved　high-pier　rigid　frame　bridges　(CHRF　bridges)　are　unavoidably　affected　by　near-fault　ground　motions　(NFGMs),　and　seismic　pounding　between　adjacent　components　of　CHRF　bridge　has　a　significant　effect　on　the　seismic　performance　of　CHRF　bridges.　The　seismic　response　and　seismic　pounding　laws　of　CHRF　bridges　under　NFGMs　need　further　investigation.　In　this　study,　the　influence　of　NFGMs　with　impulse　and　directional　effects　on　the　dynamic　response　of　CHRF　bridges　was　studied.　Subsequently,　the　pounding　responses　between　adjacent　components　of　CHRF　bridge　were　systematically　analyzed.　The　results　showed　that　the　impulse　and　directional　effects　of　NFGMs　have　a　significant　impact　on　the　seismic　response　of　CHRF　bridges.　The　seismic　response　of　CHRF　bridges　under　near-fault　impulse-like　ground　motions　(IPGMs)　is　greater　than　that　under　near-fault　non-pulse-like　ground　motions　(NPGMs).　CHRF　bridges　have　the　lowest　seismic　response　under　far-fault　ground　motions　(FFGMs).　The　seismic　response　of　CHRF　bridges　is　significant　under　backward　region　ground　motions　(BRGMs)　and　the　lowest　under　forward　region　ground　motions　(FRGMs).　The　IPGMs　induce　larger　pounding　force　(PF)　and　a　smaller　number　of　poundings　(PN)　compared　with　FFGMs.　The　PF　and　the　PN　increase　from　the　FRGMs　to　the　BRGMs.　Because　of　the　pounding,　the　impulse　and　directional　effects　of　NFGMs　cause　the　shear　force　of　the　main　pier　and　the　auxiliary　pier　of　CHRF　bridges　to　increase　significantly　and　the　relative　bending　moment　decreases.　Moreover,　the　shear　force　and　bending　moment　of　the　tie　beam　increases　significantly　owing　to　pounding.