In summer 2008, he turned down a move to Manchester City in favour of move to the San Siro, but he failed to reproduce his Barca form for Milan, with his high-profile partylifestyle regarded as one of the main reasons.
Tamara de Lempicka, a Polish-born artist with a booze-and-party-fueled lifestyle, moved to Hollywood in 1939 and became a wild fixture on the movie-industry scene.
China's latest move follows a series of recent statements and decisions from top leaders exhorting Communist party officials to lead a low-key lifestyle to avoid imagery of a leadership out of touch with many of its citizens.