It is an important theme of the new era to promote cultural self-confidence and self-improvement, create new brilliance of socialist culture, emphasize the inheritance of Chinese excellent traditional culture, and constantly enhance the country's cultural soft power and influence of Chinese culture. As a national musical instrument, the zither is one of the important components of the excellent traditional Chinese culture and has played an important role in the inheritance and development of Chinese culture. The Ministry of Education pointed out in the document issued in April 2019: "Adhere to the guiding trend of virtue, implement the fundamental task of cultivating people by virtue, guide students to establish correct aesthetic concepts, cultivate noble sentiments, and shape a good soul, completely change the weak status quo of aesthetic education in colleges and universities, follow the characteristics of aesthetic education, carry forward the Chinese spirit of aesthetic education, educate people, beautify people, and cultivate talents with beauty, and cultivate socialist builders and successors with all-round development of morality, intelligence, physique, and work", Bringing aesthetic education into one of the key tasks of college education and teaching. Music is the most important art form to spread Chinese culture. As an important part of music aesthetic education in colleges and universities, zither plays a positive role in cultivating the value orientation, aesthetic quality, humanistic spirit, cultural self-confidence and national self-confidence of college students in the new era by giving full play to the aesthetic value of "telling good Chinese stories" in the zither classroom in colleges and universities. Tell a good story about China, spread a good voice of China, actively innovate and explore the communication methods and discourse system of Chinese culture, so that China's excellent culture can go to the world and infect the world.

1、 The Necessity and Significance of Classroom Aesthetic Education of Guzheng in Colleges and Universities

（1） The Necessity of Classroom Aesthetic Education of Guzheng in Colleges and Universities

1. An indispensable part of quality education

As an indispensable part of quality education, aesthetic education can not only bring students the ability to know, understand, evaluate and create beauty, but also reshape students' ideological cognition and perceive the charm and value of art. With the further deepening of quality education, college zither teachers need to give play to their own subjective initiative, tell good Chinese stories in classroom teaching, stimulate the enthusiasm of students to learn zither, appreciate the charm and connotation of zither and Chinese culture in the process of learning, practice the unity of knowledge and practice, create beauty in the process of perceiving beauty, and improve their overall quality for all-round development.

2. The aesthetic characteristics of zither can better display the value of aesthetic education

As the most important art form of Chinese classical music, the zither has its origin and development for more than 2000 years. It has spread in many regions of China. Time, region and custom culture have endowed the zither with distinctive regional characteristics. At the same time, the theme of the zither works is rich and numerous, which greatly enriches the resources of zither aesthetic education and plays an important role in promoting the aesthetic education of college students. Take "High Mountains and Flowing Water" as an example. Its opening melody is elegant and slow, making people feel like being in a fairyland. Then the ups and downs of music make people immerse themselves in it. The implicit and restrained expression of emotion makes people happy physically and mentally. The aesthetic features contained in the zither can better play the value and role of aesthetic education. It can not only cultivate students' sentiment, but also improve their artistic accomplishment.

（2） The Significance of Classroom Aesthetic Education of Guzheng in Colleges and Universities

1. Deeply understand the cultural connotation of zither works

In the course content of the zither class in colleges and universities, there are teaching and learning that focus on playing techniques and despise the cultural connotation of the music background. The research of this project can improve the theoretical depth of the teaching content and the students' attention to traditional culture, and add special courses to teach the cultural connotation of the zither related historical background. Both teachers and students can gain aesthetic education experience from direct experience. The playing skills of musical instruments and the theory of music art play an important role in the teaching of zither. Each zither work has a unique connotation and aesthetic characteristics. When playing, students should strengthen the resonance with the emotion contained in the work, and have a deeper understanding of the work in the resonance.

2. Strive to Improve the Aesthetic Consciousness of College Students

Aesthetics can make art forms better accepted and recognized, so that people can improve their art appreciation level while appreciating beauty. At the same time, the performer can strengthen the sense of beauty in the process of playing, so as to promote the performer to play high-quality works. The resonance and tacit understanding between the performer and the instrument are the basis for the birth of aesthetic feeling. Strengthening the aesthetic education of students can help students better master the aesthetic feeling. In the teaching of zither in colleges and universities, through aesthetic education, students can master the connotation and skills of zither playing, cultivate their unique aesthetic sense and grasp of musical instruments in the process of continuous playing, find the potential rules in playing, create and master such rules, strengthen the understanding of the emotion and artistic conception of the works, improve their familiarity with musical instruments, and thus improve the performance level.

3. Actively Cultivate the Healthy Aesthetic Attitude of College Students

Setting up a general course of zither aesthetic education is conducive to cultivating a positive and healthy aesthetic attitude, improving aesthetic interest and establishing aesthetic concepts among college students. Students can also spread and radiate more audiences after their employment in the future, which has a positive impact on the popularization and dissemination of excellent culture and the public's "telling good Chinese stories". In the process of zither teaching in colleges and universities, teachers need to guide students correctly, strengthen students' learning and understanding of Chinese culture, experience the charm of zither, and stimulate students' enthusiasm and enthusiasm for zither learning. Students should cultivate and improve their awareness and ability of independent learning. In the process of independent learning, on the basis of fully deducing the spirit and connotation contained in the works, they should innovate the works according to their own personality characteristics and styles, integrate their own thoughts and feelings, and improve the students' performance level and level.

2、 The aesthetic characteristics of zither art

（1） Distinctive regional characteristics

Chinese zither has a very long history in China. It was widely spread in Qin during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and then gradually developed to Shandong, Henan, Shaanxi, Zhejiang, Chaozhou, Hakka and other regions today. Under the influence of different regions, cultural concepts and other factors, zither has formed a musical charm with local characteristics, which is widely spread in China. Shandong zither has a simple and elegant artistic style, which is quick and clean with clear and loud voice. It is often performed together with Shandong zither books; However, Henan zither is lively and lively, with rough and high pitched voice, and often performs with operas; In Zhejiang, the zither presents a beautiful style, and the melody is quiet and gentle. The zither has a distinctive artistic style, which is a unique embodiment of the aesthetic characteristics of the zither. It plays an important role in teaching Chinese stories and strengthening the aesthetic education of students.

（2） Profound expression of meaning

China's classical music emphasizes beautiful artistic conception, which is the charm of traditional music. In "High Mountains and Flowing Water", there is not only a description of the magnificent momentum of lofty mountains, but also a clear and beautiful artistic conception of flowing water. Through different playing techniques, different scenes and emotions are displayed, and sound and rhythm are used to show a unique artistic conception and aesthetic appreciation. While enhancing the appeal of the work, people are brought into the atmosphere created by the work, so that the audience can have a sense of immersive experience and improve the empathy of the work, This will arouse the emotional resonance of the audience, bring the audience's thoughts into the works, experience the towering mountains and light flowing water thousands of years ago, bring the audience an aural feast, and leave a long artistic conception for aftertaste.

（3） Rich and diverse subject types

As one of the traditional forms of music expression in China, the zither, after thousands of years of development, has left us works with rich themes and a large number of types, showing different cultural customs and ideological connotations in China, such as Qingfengnian, Nao Yuanxiao, etc; There are "Spring Stream Flowing Spring", "High Mountains and Flowing Water" and so on, which show the beauty of mountains and rivers and express feelings through scenery; There are also those who sing the praises of heroes, such as "Lin'an Regret"; There are also works such as Deep Night and Autumn Night Thinking to express the feelings of missing. The rich resources of the zither have laid a solid foundation and broad space for the development of the zither art. Through the diversity of the zither, we can better tell Chinese stories, strengthen the aesthetic education of college students, and show the cultural ideas, customs, and natural environment in different regions of China through the artistic carrier of the zither, giving full play to the value and role of the zither.

（4） Implicit and restrained emotional expression

In the traditional music with the zither as the carrier, most of the expressions of emotion are implicit and restrained, or they express their love for mountains and rivers, or express their aspirations by borrowing things, which effectively improves the artistic value and internal charm of the zither. For example, "Pink Lotus" and "Water Lotus" all use lotus flowers to metaphor the noble character of people. They come out of mud without dyeing, and wash clean water without demon. With a fresh and elegant tone, highlight the inner state of mind of the characters who are "not happy with things, not sad with themselves".

（5） The aesthetic pursuit of keeping pace with the times

With the deepening of social informatization, the zither, as a traditional art, is also developing with the times, actively absorbing the cultural elements of the new era, and endowing the zither with the connotation and aesthetics of the new era. Integrate the aesthetic elements of contemporary people into the traditional zither art, create zither works that meet people's needs and pursuit, and display the artistic charm of zither in the new era; In addition, through the effective combination of zither and western musical instruments, the works created after the collision and fusion of eastern and western music culture will bring different musical beauty to the audience and promote the development of zither at home and abroad.

3、 Tactics of Bringing Aesthetic Education Value into Play in Guzheng Classroom in Colleges and Universities

The aesthetic spirit of the zither is deeply explored, and the teachers and students of the zither specialty are improved in cultural connotation, professionalism and aesthetic ability of aesthetic education. At the same time, it provides opportunities for college students to listen to the zither music appreciation, and improves students' aesthetic awareness from the perspective of artistic practice.

(1) Efforts should be made to solve the teaching problem of emphasizing playing technology and neglecting cultural connotation in college zither classes. Through the theoretical research of "telling Chinese stories well", the aesthetic ideas in the artistic conception and playing techniques of zither music are demonstrated and applied to the zither classroom in colleges and universities. To improve the quality of zither teaching and give play to the value of aesthetic education, students must understand the culture of zither art, interpret the connotation and artistic conception of the works, and lay a good foundation for the development of aesthetic education while ensuring the efficient and orderly learning of college students. Therefore, in the zither classroom in colleges and universities, culture is taken as the guidance of teaching activities, and on this basis, students' aesthetic quality and aesthetic ability are cultivated. Cultural guidance is to enable students to learn and master the creation background, personal information, theme, thoughts and feelings contained in the works, so as to improve students' understanding of the works and provide a basis for telling Chinese stories and giving play to the value of aesthetic education. In addition, in the teaching process, we need to make full use of modern teaching technology to provide students with diversified learning channels. While learning the knowledge of zither, we need to use new media and other technologies to cultivate and improve our aesthetic perception, promote the development and improvement of students' artistic aesthetic ability, and give full play to the value and role of aesthetic education.

(2) This paper focuses on the subject teaching of cultivating college students' aesthetic consciousness and ability. Setting up a general course of zither aesthetic education is conducive to cultivating a positive and healthy aesthetic attitude, improving aesthetic taste and establishing aesthetic concepts among college students. Students can also spread and radiate more audiences after their employment in the future, which has a positive impact on the popularization and dissemination of excellent culture and the public's "telling good Chinese stories". "Tell a good Chinese story" in the musical language of our national instrumental music. In the form of zither aesthetic education general education, we should jointly cultivate college students' positive and healthy aesthetic awareness from both the participants and observers, improve students' aesthetic ability in art practice, and popularize patriotism education. The emotions and thoughts contained in traditional zither works are somewhat abstract, and the performers present them to the audience indirectly mainly through their own performance and expression. Therefore, teachers need to give full play to their exemplary role in the teaching of zither, so that students can grasp the emotional mood contained in the works through the body movements and expressions in the process of teachers' performance, Improve the performance ability of professional students and the aesthetic ability of non professional students.

(3) It is the transmission form of the excellent Chinese traditional culture.

As one of the representatives of the excellent Chinese culture, zither has a very important aesthetic value. Through a variety of vivid performance forms, such as public welfare classes that promote and disseminate excellent Chinese traditional culture to the society, art practices in college zither classes, and national instrumental music concerts held for college students, we can "tell Chinese stories" in the musical language of our national instrumental music to explore the profound cultural connotation and value behind music, The communication mode of the excellent Chinese traditional culture is fresh, and the communication of the excellent Chinese traditional culture is better promoted. It is conducive for college students to understand and love China's excellent traditional culture, and to strengthen cultural confidence in the subtle influence of aesthetic education.

The excellent Chinese traditional culture is not only an important carrier for the survival and development of the zither, but also the core embodiment of the artistic connotation and thought of the zither. The Chinese zither class in colleges and universities should tell a good story about China, organically integrate Chinese culture with zither teaching and aesthetic education. While improving the level of zither playing of college students, they should deepen their understanding of excellent Chinese culture, establish a correct socialist value oriented aesthetic concept and ability, promote the comprehensive quality development of college students in the new era, and make contributions to the development of the country and society.