Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Identity Card Law.
Article 2 China citizens who have reached the age of 16 and live in People's Republic of China (PRC) shall apply for resident identity cards in accordance with the provisions of this Law; China citizens under the age of 16 may apply for resident identity cards in accordance with the provisions of this Law.
Article 3 The contents of the resident identity card registration include: name, gender, nationality, date of birth, permanent residence, citizenship number, personal photo, fingerprint information, validity period of the certificate and issuing authority. Citizenship number is a unique and life-long identity code for every citizen, which is compiled by public security organs according to the national standard of citizenship number. Citizens applying for obtaining, renewing or replacing resident identity cards shall register their fingerprint information. Article 11 If the State decides to issue a new generation of resident identity cards, the validity period of the resident identity cards expires, the names of citizens change or the documents are seriously damaged and unrecognizable, citizens shall apply for new cards; If there are errors in the registration of resident identity cards, the public security organ shall promptly correct them and issue a new card; When you get a new card, you must return the original card. If a resident identity card is lost, it shall apply for a replacement.