摘要
中国的公证事业历经风雨，走过了26年的历程。至2005年底，中国公证机构发展到3160个，公证员发展到11738人，公证人员发展到两万余人，年办理公证超过一千万件，在经济活动、社会生活、国际交往中发挥着曰益显着的作用。2006年3月1曰，中国第一部公证法典——《中华人民共和国公证法》（以下简称《公证法》）正式实施．
The cause of notarization in China has undergone tortuous development over past 26 years since the restoration of the system of notarization in the country in 1979. By the end of 2005, the number of notary offices inChina had grown to 3,160, with a total workforce of more than 20,000, including 11,738 notaries, Annually,
