Can I apply for a driver's license on a tourist visa?

No, the Regulations on the Application and Use of Motor Vehicle Driving License stipulates the following valid documents:

Identification refers to:

1. The identity certificate of a resident is a resident ID card or a temporary resident ID card. The identity certificate of the mainland resident living in the temporary residence is the "Resident Identity Card" or "Temporary Resident Identity Card" and the residence and temporary residence certificate issued by the public security organ;

2. The identity certificate of active servicemen (including armed police) is a resident identity card or a temporary resident identity card. Before applying for a resident identity card, it is a valid military identity document such as a military officer's card, a civilian cadre's card, a soldier's card, a discharge certificate issued by a unit at or above the regiment level;

3. The identity certificate of residents of Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions refers to the passport for Hong Kong and Macao residents to and from the Mainland or the home visit permit for Hong Kong and Macao compatriots held at the time of entry, the identity card of Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions and the certificate of residence and temporary residence issued by the public security organ;

4. The identity card of residents in Taiwan Province Province is a travel permit of the People's Republic of China issued by mainland travel permit for taiwan residents or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with a validity period of more than three months and a residence and temporary residence certificate issued by the public security organ;

5. The identity certificate of overseas Chinese is the passport of the People's Republic of China and the residence and temporary residence certificate issued by the public security organ;

6. The identity certificate of a foreigner is his passport or other travel documents at the time of entry, a valid visa or residence permit with a residence (stop) period of more than three months, and an accommodation registration certificate issued by the public security organ;

7. The identity certificates of foreign embassies and consulates in China personnel and personnel of representative offices of international organizations in China are valid identity documents issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.