1997年元月1日，是经由全国八届人大通过的中国第一部拍卖法正式实施的起始日。拍卖活动及拍卖机构，在中国数千年的历史中，几乎是个空白。但是，自1986年以来，尤其是近两三年，拍卖公司在神州大地以极其迅猛的速度在各省市发展壮大起来。现在，全国各地已成立的各种规模的拍 January 1, 1997 was the starting date for the formal implementation of the first auction law passed by China through the Eighth National People’s Congress. Auctions and auction houses have been almost empty for thousands of years in China’s history. However, since 1986, especially in the past two or three years, auction houses have grown rapidly in various provinces and cities in the vast land of China. Now all over the country have set up all kinds of shootings of all sizes