我国《担保法》首次明文使用了保证期间的概念,涉及条款一共有6条,即第15、22、23、25、26、27条,但是却未对该概念给出明确定义。在法学理论界对于保证期间的性质有较大的争议,尤其是《担保法》与《担保法解释》中关于保证期间的相互矛盾规定更加造成了对这一问题理解的混乱,也导致了司法实践的不一致。 For the first time, the guarantee law of our country used the concept of the guarantee period in a total of six articles, namely articles 15, 22, 23, 25, 26 and 27. However, the concept was not clearly defined. There is much controversy over the nature of the guaranty period in jurisprudence circles. In particular, the conflicting provisions on guarantee period in the Guaranty Law and the Explanatory Guidance of Security Law more often cause confusion over the understanding of this issue and also lead to judicial Inconsistent practice