In his resume, he is a professor and doctoral tutor of the China Conservatory of Music, and the president of the Guzheng Society of the Chinese Musicians Association; Guzheng learners know that he is the author of many Guzheng textbooks and the performance teacher in the demonstration video of the test repertoire; In the eyes of netizens, he is "the man standing at the top of the guzheng class" and "the reason why the guzheng is more difficult to learn". Over the years, he has devoted himself to the development, inheritance and dissemination of Guzheng art, which has become an important part of his life.

Every graduation season, Wang Zhongshan is always very busy. This year, for him, is even more significant. "I have been teaching at the China Conservatory of Music since 1992, and this year marks the 30th anniversary of my guzheng teaching. At the same time, the first guzheng doctor I brought with me will also graduate." "Rhyme Cup" contestants commented online, organized the teacher-student concert in July... Wang Zhongshan has arranged his life and work to the fullest. "I hope that every bit of my efforts can contribute to the promotion of the guzheng and traditional Chinese music culture."

Wang Zhongshan was born in Nanyang, the birthplace of the Henan School of Guzheng. At the age of 6, he began to learn the guzheng from the artists of Nanyang major tune. Nanyang has a long history and profound cultural accumulation. The culture of instrumental music and folk art has penetrated into the lives of the people. Wang Zhongshan's parents "arranged" for his siblings to learn the same instrument when he was a child. "Our parents originally wanted us to learn a craft of eating, but we didn't expect that our children would all embark on a professional path when they grew up. My eldest brother is a Qu Hu performer from the Nanyang Qu Opera Troupe, and my second brother is from the Henan Qu Opera Troupe. As a sanxian player, my little sister and I teach guzheng in colleges and universities in Beijing and Henan respectively. Our family is a band.”

In 1988, Wang Zhongshan was selected and admitted to the Department of Instrumental Music (now the Department of Chinese Music) of the China Conservatory of Music to learn guzheng performance. Recalling the green years of the university, Wang Zhongshan's face is full of happiness. "At that time, our school was located in Prince Gong's Mansion, where the 'Tianxiang Courtyard' was my favorite place. The old version of "Dream of Red Mansions" was also filmed there. Every night, after the piano room was closed, I took the piano with me. Walking through a long bamboo forest path, I came to the 'Tianxiang Garden'. I put the violin on the well in the courtyard, and I sat on the stone pier beside me. I listened to the breeze blowing the bamboo, looked at the bright moon in the sky, and played in my hand. The song in my heart. How many times can I get this feeling, this scene, this situation in my life? Some people commented that my performance has aura, and my aura was cultivated at that time.”

When Wang Zhongshan first came to Beijing to study, whenever Wang Zhongshan introduced his major to others, some people were surprised: how come there are still boys learning guzheng? For Wang Zhongshan, who grew up in Nanyang, a place with a strong cultural atmosphere of instrumental music, such a problem surprised him. "Is it weird for boys to learn guzheng? If you think so, you are misled by film and television dramas. There are too many film and television episodes where the heroine plays the zither with her hands and touches the zither, and the male protagonist falls in love at first sight. In fact, there are many film and television dramas. I play the guzheng soundtrack in the 'Henan Dahan'." Wang Zhongshan said with a smile, "It is true that the guzheng can be 'little bridge and flowing water', gentle and tactful. But the guzheng can be 'going east of the river', flying the zither boldly. , This ancient musical instrument, from more than 2,000 years ago, has represented the character of the Chinese nation. It is the so-called 'to change customs, mix with human relations, and there is no one who is more than zheng'. Zheng is a pure blood, native Chinese nation. Where does the gender distinction come from?” In order to enrich the expressive power of the guzheng and make the musical temperament of the guzheng more diverse, Wang Zhongshan has been exploring and developing new playing techniques, ranging from “three-finger shaking” to “left and right bowing” ", he has been refreshing the upper limit of the difficulty of guzheng playing. Some netizens once commented under his performance video: "Please don't develop Mr. Wang, we can't learn it." Wang Zhongshan said: "They should be 'love and hate' towards me. I am very happy to watch it. When there are young people working hard on the road of guzheng art, I also hope that all learners will understand that diligent and hard practice is the only way to play the guzheng well.”

With Wang Zhongshan's unremitting persistence and bold innovation, the repertoire of Guzheng has become more and more diverse. Original works such as "Distant Mountain" and "Xiaowu" let the audience see that a pentatonic instrument such as the guzheng can fully express the charm of different styles of music such as Western music. "I encourage players to create their own compositions, because no one knows the instrument better than us. Only with richer techniques will the repertoire of the guzheng be more diverse. In this way, we can not only play traditional guzheng music, but also control the Music from different nationalities and countries. If there are only a few ways to play, no matter how good a composer can write a guzheng concerto for us. I can proudly say that my guzheng cooperates with the orchestra and talks with the piano. There is no pressure. This is all thanks to my exploration of guzheng playing techniques and musical styles.”

Many years ago, Wang Zhongshan visited the Eastman Conservatory of Music in the United States with the team of the China Conservatory of Music, hoping to use the guzheng as a carrier to build a platform for the spread of Chinese folk music culture in the other party's school. "At the beginning, the American school was not interested in this proposal. When the two sides discussed, our leaders and translators tried their best to negotiate with the other side. I don't know English, so I can only watch and worry. It’s not that the school has never heard of the guzheng, they know that the guzheng is very old and very charming, but these are not very attractive to them.” At the suggestion of his colleagues, Wang Zhongshan borrowed a guzheng from the local area, hoping to pass the scene. Playing turns things around. "I thought at the time, since I can't speak English to you, I will communicate with you in the language of music." Wang Zhongshan played a violin concerto "Hora Dance" more familiar to Westerners. After playing, foreigners were all amazed at his performance. "Their attitude has turned 180 degrees. My performance made them realize that Chinese guzheng is not only "Fishing Boat Sings Night" and "Jackdaws Playing in the Water", but also playing Western music as well as piano and violin ."

"As a guzheng player, I am very proud that the guzheng is the most popular national musical instrument in my country. There are about 10 million professional and amateur learners. But compared with the population base of 1.4 billion, it is still too small." When it comes to the inheritance of the guzheng, Wang Zhongshan always thinks that it is not enough, "This time I won the title of 'the young and middle-aged literary and artistic workers of virtue and art', not my own achievements, but the collective efforts of all guzheng artists. Only when everyone joins hands, can the art of guzheng become better and better, and can be recognized by the country and the people. This year is also my 30th anniversary as a teacher. More efforts will be made for inheritance and development.”