中国有文字的契约的历史,根据文献记载,可上溯到西周时期。那时契约的使用范围尚处于自发的、不很严格的阶段。随着社会经济的发展和人们的财产关系日益复杂,契约的使用范围不断扩大;又由于官府除契约有督导、管制等责任外,又把人们缔结契约看成是进行残酷经济勒索的良机,并创立了“税契”制度和政策,这些因素对契约的使用和发展起了巨大的推动 The history of the Chinese contract of writing can be traced back to the Western Zhou Dynasty according to the historical records. At that time the scope of the contract is still spontaneous, not very strict stage. With the development of society and economy and the ever-increasing relationship between the people’s property, the scope of use of the contract is constantly expanding. In addition to the supervisory and regulatory responsibilities of the government, the government concludes contracts as a good opportunity for brutal economic blackmail The system and policy of “tax contract” have been established. These factors have greatly promoted the use and development of the contract