World's knights unite at chivalry festival
By Xinhua in Despotovac, Serbia | China Daily | Updated: 2015-08-27 07:39
With the lofty goal of promoting medieval heritage, the first International Knights' Festival, known as "Just Out", opened on Tuesday in the Serbian town of Despotovac, 130 km southeast of Belgrade.
In addition to the host nation, Serbia, 11 countries have sent their finest knights to demonstrate chivalry - China, Russia, Ukraine, France, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia, Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
The international event, held in the Manasija Monastery, has drawn an audience of several thousand.
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