Here in Jilin the translation requires a stamp from a government accepted translator. No stamp...no license.

Every area is certainly different. Jilin tried to tell me that they could not do foreign drivers licenses even after I had all the proper paperwork done. We had to work all way all the way up the food chain to the director of motor vehicles. Finally, he came down to the DMV after being coerced and sorted things out. However it was nothing shy of a nightmare getting to this point. It took weeks of fighting the system. I even had to search far and wide for a foreigner with one. Then show them copies to prove it could be done. Even though the foreigner I found had gotten his license the old way a long time ago. (bribe) Then my friend moved here and wanted to get his, they fought him tooth and nail. I had call the director again to get it sorted out. Luckily I have him on wechat now.

Good luck with it!