30 day Chinese tourist visa for Norwegian National

I am a norwegian national currently in Yangon on a toursit an try permit. I have a flight booked to Beijing in two weeks time (17th Feb). I was wondering about two things:
1. How quick can an entry permit be processed? (I am aware chinese new year is next week - will this affect the processing time)
2. Is it sufficient to provide flight intinerary only or do you require hotel reservation at the time of application?
3. Do you need printed out copy of the documents or is it possible to forward this in an email attachement?
Thank you for your help.