In　order　to　study　the　seismic　performance　and　value　damage　pattern　of　timber　frame,　which　are　used　in　ancient　timber　architecture　and　infilled　with　windows　and　wall,　Kanchuang　frame　is　selected　as　the　study　object.　Kangchuang　frames　are　widely　used　in　Qing　official　architecture.　The　1:2　reduced-scale　models　were　made　for　low　cyclic　loading　test.　The　load-displacement　hysteretic　curves,　skeleton　curves,　stiffness　degradation　law　and　energy　dissipation　capacity　of　models　were　analyzed.　The　research　results　show　that　the　load-displacement　hysteretic　curves　have　obvious　pinching　effect,　and　this　effect　becomes　more　obvious　with　increase　of　loading　displacement　and　loading　cycle　number.　The　walls　of　Kanchuang　frame　cracked　at　first,　then　the　cracks　increase　with　the　load　increase.　The　wood　structure　appears　to　tenon　pulling,　lattice　splintering　and　other　damage.　Walls　contribute　great　stiffness　to　the　structure.　Combined　with　the　possible　value　points　of　sill　window　frame,　a　value-based　damage　evaluation　standard　for　Kanchuang　frame　is　proposed,　which　provides　good　reference　for　the　repair,　reinforcement,　and　value　loss　evaluation　of　ancient　timber　architecture.　©　2022,　Editorial　Department　of　JCEE.　All　right　reserved.