Based　on　61　three-component　strong　motion　acceleration　records　of　the　M(s)6.　1　Lushan　earthquake,　we　analyzed　the　characteristics　of　near-field　strong　ground　motion　amplitude,　and　spatial　distribution　of　horizontal　ground　motion　intensity.　Then　we　compared　spectral　accelerations　(SAs)　observed　in　the　near-field　stations　with　the　median　predictions　of　the　NGA-West2　and　ZYLW22　ground　motion　prediction　equations　(GMPEs).　To　test　whether　the　M(s)6.1　Lushan　earthquake　conforms　to　the　ground　motion　attenuation　characteristics　of　the　main　shock　in　southwest　China,　we　compared　the　observed　values　to　the　median　predictions　of　the　ZYLW22　GMPEs,　as　well　as　analyzed　the　distribution　of　the　within-event　residuals.　The　results　show　that:　(1)　the　ground　motion　intensity　recorded　by　some　near-field　stations　is　much　smaller　than　the　corresponding　ground　motion　intensity　of　the　seismic　intensity　delineated　by　the　China　Earthquake　Administration.　(2)　The　spatial　distribution　shows　that　the　SAs　observed　in　the　rupture　forward　(north-east　of　the　epicenter)　are　larger　than　those　in　the　rupture　backward　at　the　same　distance,　especially　in　the　long　period;　The　short-period　SAs　observed　in　the　rupture　forward　are　greater　than　the　median　predictions　of　NGA-West2　and　ZYLW22　GMPEs,　while　the　SAs　observed　in　the　rupture　backward　are　almost　the　same　as　the　median　predictions　of　ZYLW22　GMPEs　throughout　the　period,　showing　a　relatively　significant　directivity　effect.　(3)　The　ZYLW22　GMPE　can　well　predict　most　horizontal　ground　motion　of　the　M(s)6.　1　Lushan　earthquake.　The　ground　motion　attenuation　rates　are　different　between　the　active　tectonic　regime　and　the　stable　tectonic　regime.　The　GMPE　study　in　southwest　China　should　be　carried　out　in　the　tectonic　active　regime　and　the　stable　regime,　respectively,　and　the　influence　of　the　directivity　effect　and　basin　effect　should　be　considered　in　the　GMPE.