Dotted with some of the world's wackiest architecture, China's skyline will now officially feature less "bizarre" buildings.

In a new push for "economic, green and beautiful" architecture, China's State Council released that willprohibit the construction of "bizarre" and "odd-shaped" buildings that are devoid of character or cultural heritage.

The blueprint for the development of China's new cities, which was released on Sunday, bans bizarre architecture that is "not economical, functional, aesthetically pleasing or environmentally friendly" while construction techniques that generate less waste and use fewer resources, such as the use of prefabricated buildings, will be encouraged.

"The document is a wake-up call for those places where there’s has been a one-sided pursuit of architectural form over function, where cultural orientation has been compromised by an excessive desire to show off," Yang Baojun, vice director of the China Academy of Urban Planning and Design, was quoted by as saying.

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The now-iconic headquarters of China Central Television, a 54-story building in Beijing designed by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas and is to resemble giant trousers, is frequently cited as an example of China's wacky architecture. Other examples of China's odd buildings include the headquarters of an online game developer built in the shape of the Starship Enterprise, the spaceship from "Star Trek," and a horseshoe-shaped hotel. (View some of China's other weird buildings in the slideshow above.)

The , according to CNN. The directive said the communities have caused traffic congestion and suggested that these places have served as closed enclaves of privilege which restrict public access.It recommends "to promote development of neighborhoods that are open and convenient, appropriately scaled, comprehensive, neighborly and harmonious," the Wall Street Journal reported.

In 2014, Chinese President Xi Jinping in which he criticized some of the weird architecture that have come with China's construction boom and called for an end to the "strange buildings."

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