uk citizen wants china visa from amsterdam

If you have valid residence permit in there, it's possible for you to apply. You can have a try.

i'm not sure how valid it's gonna be .. my work is done. i wanna go back on a tourist visa. and ... how about the holiday season? chance of getting a (1yr multi entry) tourist entry permit in last week of Dec 1st week of Jan?

thanks

The duration you can stay in China and how many entries you can get depends on the actual days you need. The consular officers will give you proper duration and entries according to your travel itinerary.

thanks for replying but my question isn't satisfactorily answered, sorry to push but i need to book flights etc as soon as possible so i need to know what's up.

It's possible for you to apply for Chinese tourist L type in Netherlands. But I cannot guarantee that if you can get the 1 year multiple entries one. The visa office would be closed from 24th to 26th of Dec. You can try to apply on 27th Dec, and it usually takes four working days for the processing.