本文首先界定了什麽是古籍,指出其與文獻、檔案的異同,並對其年代提出了自己的看法。文章指出,古籍的上限要超越先秦諸子私學産生的年代直至夏商周三代簡帛使用的年代,而其下限一般是五四之前,但也可以延長至民國時期用文言文書寫並具有傳統著述樣式的書籍。 This article first defines what is an ancient book, points out the similarities and differences between it and the literature and archives, and puts forward my own views on the age. The article points out that the upper limit of ancient books should surpass the age of pre-Qin Zhuzi private school until the era of Xia and Shang Dynasties, while the lower limit is generally before the May Fourth Movement, but it can also be extended to the period of the Republic of China in classical Chinese writing with the traditional style of writing Books.