Lavish weddings, fancy holidays and lunch-time wine on the public purse were among corrupt perks that led China's ruling Communist Party to discipline 2,290 officials so far this year.
The party's disciplinary arm provided examples of breaches, including a party chief who was stripped of his post for holding an extravagant wedding for his daughter and receiving around £100,000 in cash and gifts.
Party officials, led by President Xi Jinping, hail their efforts to eradicate extravagance among cadres as evidence that they are serious about cracking down on the graft that plagues them at every level.