Is it true that you could travel around the world without a passport before World War I?

At present, only by holding a passport and a visa from the country of entry can you successfully enter the border of other countries. When did the passport first appear?

In western history, the first passport-like information appeared in Nehemiah in the Bible, which recorded that in 450 BC, King Arta Xue Xisi of Persia signed a document asking the lords along the Euphrates River to ensure that Nemesis (the Hebrew leader of the fifth century BC) arrived in the kingdom of Judah safely and smoothly.

In medieval Europe, travelers could get documents from some local lords to pass through the city. According to British data, some Portuguese businessmen obtained digital documents from the kings of Britain or other countries and some local lords through cities in the third century. /kloc-The English word "Passport" was officially used in the customs clearance documents issued by the Privy Council in the 6th century.

At that time, passports were always in Latin and English, and 18 was changed to French in the 1970s. It was not until decades later 1858 that Britain issued a standard document-passport. However, that was during World War I, and you traveled with your passport. This is also why in the famous domestic column Xiao Shuo, Gao said that before World War I, everyone was running around casually and there were people studying abroad everywhere. Indeed, in those days, you didn't need a passport to travel. After World War I, the passport gradually developed into a modern look, with a hard cover, several inner pages and photos.

In the history of China, passports first appeared in China during the Warring States Period, but the most famous one is the Tang Dynasty, because it is easily reminiscent of the customs clearance documents in the hands of Tang Priest in The Journey to the West. At the earliest time, people in China used bamboo slips, silks, wooden boards, precious jade and paper to make "Seal Pass", "Qiguan", "DVD", "Duchu", "Jeff", "Road Pass" and "Road Guide" and so on, and there will be some relevant information on them for inspection. In Qing dynasty, the meaning of passport was more like "protection" and "care". Passport holders are protected and cared for. There were different passports in the late Qing Dynasty, including tourist passports. After the founding of New China, a passport of the People's Republic of China was issued.

It is worth mentioning that many people were displaced when the world suffered a cruel war. Mr. Friedtoff Nansen, a Norwegian who was a polar explorer, completed the release and repatriation of nearly 430,000 prisoners of war and arranged the resettlement of 6,543,800 Russian refugees and a large number of Greek refugees during his tenure as Commissioner for Refugees and Prisoners of War of the League of Nations from 65438 to 0920. In order to help more refugees, he designed a brand-new passport at 1922 and submitted it to the League of Nations. This is the famous nansen passport. Nansen passport is dedicated to displaced stateless persons. In the following two decades, 52 countries recognized the passport, and Nansen International Nanming Relief Bureau issued about 450,000 copies, which helped hundreds of thousands of stateless people emigrate to other countries. So Nansen won the Nobel Peace Prize with 1922. He donated the prize money to the international refugee relief organization. Nansen International Refugee Relief Agency 193 1 was established in Geneva. Nansen also wrote some books, such as Eskimo Life and Far North.