How to apply for chinese visa

For visit purpose only, please read this page carefully:
https://www.travelchinaguide.com/embassy/visa/tourist.htm

For L type, the documents include your passport (at least valid for six months and available blank pages), filled application form affixed with a passport-sized photo, travel itinerary, hotel-booking document and round-trip air tickets. If you have invitation letter from China, you needn't prepare travel itinerary, hotel booking and round-trip air tickets.

Dear Peiris,

You need official invitation letter issued from authorized unit.
business registration certificate.
hotel booking
airline booking

If you don't have anyone who can send you Official Invitation Letter from China. Then please send us email we can arrange it for you. (for you it's free of cost).

thanks