在中国古代的司法实践中,口供不是惟一的证据形式,书证这一带有浓厚客观色彩的证据在案件审理中受到了审判人员的重视,尤其在民事案件的审理中更成为具有关键意义的证据形态。本文旨在对古代社会的书证制度在司法领域的运行状况进行探讨,并依托于司法案例展开各项阐释,展现古代书证制度的原貌及特征,以期为今日社会之书证制度的完善提供历史借鉴。 In ancient Chinese judicial practice, verbal confession was not the only form of evidence. The documentary evidence, which has a strong objective color, has received the attention of judges in the trial of the case, and has become the most crucial form of evidence in the trial of civil cases in particular . The purpose of this article is to discuss the operation of the documentary evidence system in the judicial field in the ancient society. Based on the judicial cases, this article explores the original appearance and characteristics of the ancient documentary card system, and provides historical references for the improvement of the documentary card system in today ’s society.