"Chinese" only for "Chuan-Liang of the Three Kingdoms," in: "To subject the step-by-step tour to the Chinese." Wei This mainly refers to the Chinese under the rule of the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River Basin area. China to spend the word with the word ancient, beautiful and glorious, the "service of the U.S. chapter of China that" the Central Plains people, since that is the "Chapter adopt" civilized areas, the Chinese claim to gradually expand the alias for the whole of China.
Another argument is: There is a Tiantai Mountain Baoji Wei into the clouds, magnificent momentum Qi, person. There are Block "lotus top." Whenever the time of sunrise and sunset, here Xiaguang embraced the somersault, Shek Lin Yu floating, magnificent. It is this peak reputation as "shamisen Health and the rich." According to legend, the Chinese name "China" that is, the resulting.
Legends, Wang Yan Emperor Shen Nong as before, in the Tiantai Mountain has a good training skills. On one occasion, he invited all the tribal leaders, gathered on the art contest Tiantai Mountain, also invited the Association to arbitration. Yan Emperor Shen Nong Chaoqun as a result of martial arts, the Emperor of Heaven is very glad to see the world like a king for carrying Yandi, they intentionally made the next crossing encyclical: "Who can build a boarding ladder night to grow in the open sea Shek Lin, I would seal the world emperor who, control world affairs. "
Yan Emperor Shen Nong was caused in a night-time emptying the three, with a bosom Shek Lin. I see the Emperor of Heaven, very pleasant surprise, immediately closed for the Yan Emperor Shen Nong Subsequently, the Emperor of Heaven board along the top of the lotus, mood-elevating, and go to heaven go.
Yan Emperor Shen Nong as a generation, the world is in charge of the South, the South is fire, so called "Yan." Yandi benevolent purposes by the people support. Later, the Yan Emperor Shen Nong blast to drive, the benefit of mankind, to taste a hundred herbs, medicine system 100, and finally subdued the plague. And because of his own to eat the poisonous weeds, "Flame Son," died under the Lotus Peak.
Yan Emperor Shen Nong future generations, in order to commemorate their ancestors, then to "the rich sanwei Health" as the reason, the days of Lotus Peak stage known as "Chinese" (the ancient "China" and "flowers" the same). Yan Emperor Shen Nong in the world to commemorate the merits, we adopt the said China called "China."
“中华”始出于《三国志·诸葛亮传》中：“若使游步于中华。”这中华主要指曹魏统治下的黄河流域中下游一带。华字古同花字，美丽而有光彩，有“服章之美谓之华”，中原人们，自认为是“冕服章采”的文明地区，自称中华，以后逐渐扩大为全中国的别名。
另一个说法是：宝鸡天台山有一座巍入云霄、气势雄伟壮观的奇峰，人称天柱峰。天柱峰上有座“莲花顶”。每当日落日出之时，这里霞光辉映，雾海翻腾，石莲游浮，蔚为壮观。人们称誉此峰此景为“三味生奇花”。相传，中国国名“中华”即由此而来。
传说，炎帝神农成王之前，在天台山练出了一身好武艺。一次，他约请天下部落首领，汇聚天台山比武论艺，还邀请了天帝仲裁。由于炎帝神农武艺超群，天帝感到欣慰，想提携炎帝为人间帝王，便有意发下一道口谕：“谁能一夜建造一座登天梯，使茫茫大海之中长出石莲，我便封谁为人间帝王，统管天下大事。”
炎帝神农果然在一夜间造成了三座排空的天柱峰，怀中抱着一座石莲。天帝一见，万分惊喜，当即封炎帝神农为“赤帝”。随后，天帝沿着天柱峰登上了莲花顶，腾云驾雾，升天而去。
炎帝神农作为一代帝王，分管南方天下，南方属火，所以号称“炎帝”。炎帝施行仁政，受到人们拥戴。后来，炎帝神农为了驱瘟除病，造福人类，亲自尝百草，制百药，终于制服了瘟疫。而他自己却因吃了毒草“火焰子”，不幸死于莲花峰下。
炎帝神农的子孙后代，为了纪念他们的先祖，便以“三味生奇花”为缘由，把天台上莲花峰称为“中华”（古代“华”与“花”相同）。世人的纪念炎帝神农的功德，便沿用此称，把中国叫做“中华”。