Chinese authorities have set out to shut down some of the city’s most exclusive clubs, in an effort to eradicate corruption and extravagance among officials.

Local media reports that each of the two dozen high-end clubs that have sprung up in the country’s capital’s public parks, have been ordered to close or downgrade to an acceptable level, else, they must leave the parks once their leases expire.

In one club, Yushantang, in Beihai Park, a single dish can cost more than $1,600 – two months’ salary for the average local worker.

The meals are intended for officials and the wealthy, not for ordinary citizens.

According to the state-run People’s Daily newspaper, government officials found to have frequented the clubs will be severely punished. The communist party now requires all officials in Beijing to sign an agreement promising not to enter or join them.