When did the ID card come into being?

1985: the first generation of resident identity cards was born. Before 1985, China did not implement the identity card system, and citizens had to open a letter of introduction or bring a work permit when going out to do business. During the Western Zhou Dynasty, the system of population registration and statistics was established, and the official position in charge of household registration was established. For boys over 8 months old and girls over 7 months old, that is, indicate the gender, and conduct demographic statistics according to urban and rural areas; A population survey is conducted every three years. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, in order to collect land taxes and recruit soldiers, countries adopted the method of "registering household registration" for community residents, and successively implemented the "urban community system" with 25 households as a community.