queries about applying for Chinese visa

1.Yes, you are required to provide tour itinerary, including flight and hotel booking.
2. You should pay for the visa on collection in credit card.Personal cheque and banking card as means of payment are not accepted. So you should use credit card, not debit card.
3. To remind you,the embassy strongly recommends that you apply for visa in person or through someone else (namely your friends, relatives or travel agent) due to the long processing time and the likely risks of documents' safety if you send the application by mail. Only under special situations when you are unable to apply in person, can the embassy accept your mail-in visa application providing you are ACT, South Australia, North Territory residents and able to submit all the necessary materials at once.