BEIJING (Reuters) - China's anti-graft watchdog is investigating a Beijing official who spent more than 1.6 million yuan (161,681.49 pounds) on a lavish three-day wedding for his son, state media said, the latest step in the government's crackdown on waste and extravagance.
Ma Linxiang, a deputy village chief from the Beijing suburb of Qingheying, hosted the estimated 250-table wedding at an upmarket convention centre that was part of the main 2008 Beijing Olympics venue during the week-long National Day holiday last week, Chinese newspapers reported.
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