A　new　kind　of　base　vibration　isolation　masonry　structure　and　an　anti-seismic　masonry　structure　were　presented　to　improve　the　anti-seismic　and　damping　performances　of　masonry　buildings　in　rural　areas.　The　two　technologies　have　obtained　the　China　national　invention　patents.　Four　rural　housing　structures　were　tested　on　a　shaking　table.　The　test　models　include:　the　base　vibration　isolation　masonry　structure　model　and　its　comparison　model　with　anti-seismic　measures,　the　masonry　structure　model　made　up　of　special-shaped　insulating　concrete　blocks　with　constructional　columns　and　its　comparison　model　made　up　of　normal　concrete　blocks　and　corresponding　constructional　measures.　Based　on　the　experiments,　the　working　performance　of　the　base　vibration　isolation　was　studied;　the　anti-collapse　capacity　and　wall　failure　process　of　the　new　anti-seismic　structure　were　analyzed.　The　seismic　design　recommendations　based　on　the　above　analysis　were　put　forward.　Experiments　show　that:　the　proposed　base　isolation　system　has　the　advantages　of　simple　construction,　low　cost　and　good　working　reliability;　when　the　peak　acceleration　reaches　0.1g,　the　base　isolation　system　will　start　working　effectively,　which　can　significantly　reduce　the　seismic　effect　applied　to　the　upper　structure;　the　proposed　new　anti-seismic　system　is　more　reasonable　in　anti-seismic　design　and　has　higher　anti-seismic　capacity,　slower　stiffness　degradation　and　better　ductility.　It　can　significantly　improve　the　comprehensive　seismic　performance　of　rural　housings.　The　new　base　isolation　system　and　the　new　anti-seismic　system　proposed　are　suitable　for　applying　in　rural　areas　in　China.