Beijing (CNN) -- Holding back tears of nervousness, Zeng Yuhan accepted China's first peace prize Thursday at a hotel conference room in Beijing, a day before the Norwegian Nobel committee honors imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo as this year's peace laureate in Oslo. The six-year-old local girl received a trophy and a certificate in front of a sea of television cameras from the organizers of the Confucius Peace Prize, which also comes with an award of $15,000. The ceremony's hosts said Zeng was chosen to accept the award on behalf of Lien Chan, the real winner and Taiwan's former vice president, because "children symbolize peace and future."
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A six-year-old girl accepted the award for Lien Chan, Taiwan's former vice president
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A spokesman for Lein Chan said he did not "know anything about this prize"
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Organizers of the Confucius Peace Prize said the prize was not created to rival the Nobel Peace Prize
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Members of the prize jury said Lien, who they deemed had made major contributions to bridging the gap between @placeholder and mainland China, could not attend the event for "reasons known to everyone" -- but apparently not to the recipient himself.