A 1/10 scale test model of a typical curved girder bridge is designed and manufactured in order to introduce particle damper into the vibration control of the curved girder bridge. A series of shaking table tests are carried out based on the model bridge with and without the curved-capsule particle damper (CPD) respectively. The results show that CPD has the advantages of simple structure, convenient installation applied to the curved girder bridge; CPD can play control effect along the longitudinal and transverse direction under traditional and near-fault seismic waves excitation, and CPD has good directional adaptability; the variability of CPD control effect is greater under the near-fault seismic waves excitation because of the large pulses, when there is a large velocity pulse near the natural frequency of the structure, better control effect of CPD can be received.