am going to china for the first time what document do i need to apply for my tourist visa and how much will it cost me?

You need to prepare the following documents for tourist visa application:

1. Properly and truthfully filled out Visa Application Form, to which one passport-size photo is attached,
2. Valid passport with blank pages and a photocopy of the data paged
3. Round trip air-ticket, hotel reservation, travelers check and original invitation from an authorized Chinese travel agency.

It costs 340,000 Cedis for single entry visa.