A　novel　reinforced　concrete　hollow-core　precast　shear　wall　(HCPSW),　including　a　precast　hollow　core　wall　panel　and　cast-in-situ　boundary　elements　is　proposed　in　this　study　with　two　anti-seismic　defence　lines.　To　analyse　the　seismic　behaviour　of　this　wall,　six　full-scale　specimens　were　tested　under　cyclic　loading,　including　two　types　of　HCPSWs　with　different　reinforcements　in　the　boundary　elements　and　one　group　of　solid　shear　walls　for　comparison.　The　test　results　indicated　that　the　solid　shear　wall　fractured　suddenly　along　the　inclined　section　after　the　peak　load.　In　contrast,　the　HCPSW　had　one　more　damage　evolution　stage　from　the　peak　load　to　the　ultimate　load　and　could　still　support　the　vertical　load　by　boundary　elements　after　achieving　the　ultimate　lateral　load.　The　lateral　bearing　capacity　of　the　HCPSW　specimens　was　mainly　determined　by　the　shear　behaviour　of　the　precast　wall　panel.　At　the　same　concrete　dosages,　the　HCPSWs　had　a　comparable　lateral　bearing　capacity　and　better　energy　dissipation　than　the　walls　with　a　solid　section.　To　calculate　the　lateral　bearing　capacity　of　this　novel　wall,　a　theoretical　calculation　method　based　on　the　softened　strut-and-tie　model　was　developed,　which　had　good　prediction　accuracy　for　the　tested　specimens.