Wind　turbine　(WT)　with　a　long　period　is　a　dynamic　sensitive　but　lightly　damped　structure,　which　may　be　prone　to　earthquakes,　especially　for　the　near-fault　pulse-like　records　containing　large　amplitude　of　velocity　pulse　with　a　period　close　to　WT＇s　period.　An　efficient　and　convenient　solution　to　enhance　the　damping　effect　of　WT,　amplifying　damping　transfer　system　(ADTS),　is　applied　by　transferring　the　upper　rotation　of　the　wind　turbine　to　its　bottom　with　an　amplified　damping　mechanism.　The　feasibility　of　the　ADTS　is　experimentally　validated　through　free　vibration　tests,　sinusoidal　excitation　tests,　and　shaking　table　tests　for　both　non-pulse-like　earthquakes　and　pulse-like　earthquakes.　Test　results　of　free　vibration　validate　that　more　than　6.2%　extra　damping　ratio　is　provided　by　the　ADTS　to　the　tested　WT　model;　while　the　supplemental　stiffness　of　ADTS　shifts　the　frequency　of　the　tested　WT　model　from　2.16　Hz　to　2.61　Hz.　Sinusoidal　tests　show　ADTS　reduces　the　displacement　(acceleration)　response　of　the　tested　WT　by　about　73.88%　(58.16%)　when　subjected　to　resonant　frequency.　It　is　also　observed　that　the　ADTS　is　effective　in　controlling　the　seismic　responses　of　non-pulse-like　earthquakes　and　pulse-like　earthquakes,　providing　at　least　30%　of　the　reduction　in　displacement　and　acceleration.　Simulations　with　high　accuracy　indicate　that　the　pulse　signal　usually　concentrates　the　majority　of　the　input　energy　of　near-fault　pulse-like　earthquakes;　while　the　ADTS　can　absorb　most　of　the　input　energy　(over　90%),　protecting　the　WT　away　from　undergoing　excessive　vibration.　©　2023　Elsevier　Ltd