Among the things man should avoid doing, near the top of the list must be applying for a visa. this was how I felt when I needed to apply for a chinese visa. Having checked the Chinese embassy in london's website, I still had no clue about the exact douments I need. Fortunately, while causally browsing travel websies the other day, I  stumpabled upon a web site hosted by a Chinese visa agent based in Birmingham. The web site is http://www.easychinesevisa.co.uk  It claimed to be the first and only Chinese visa agent based in Birmingham, UK.