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The government issued rules in September to stop
such meetings at these hot spots, saying they were a waste of
public funds and had ignited popular anger.
As the country marked the Labour Day holiday, the party's
Central Commission for Discipline Inspection's normally quite
staid website posted pictures of the 21 no-go zones under the
caption: "Though these sites are good, just don't meet there!"
The sites include the Badaling sector of the Great Wall outside
of Beijing, the old summer residence of the Qing emperors at
Chengde and the beach resort of Sanya, which China likes to
style its answer to Hawaii or Bali.
"For goodness sake, don't go to these famous scenic sites for
meetings, got it?" the watchdog added.
Officials have been known to use the excuse they are on official
business to get the government to pay for holiday trips.
Since President Xi Jinping's appointment in 2013, the government
has cracked down on official corruption and extravagance in
China, where the flaunting of personal and often illicit wealth
and wasteful public spending has led to widespread criticism of
the ruling Communist Party.
On Friday, the vice chairman of state-owned China National
Nuclear Corp was sacked for misappropriating government funds
while traveling to tourist spots during two trips to Argentina
in January and September 2013.
(Story refiles to correct typo in first paragraph to "unusual"
from "usual")
(Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Nick Macfie)
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