Aesthetic education is a part of China's higher education system, which plays an important role in the implementation of the fundamental task of "cultivating morality" in colleges and universities. Based on the results of many studies on aesthetic education work, the "2333" aesthetic education system of applied undergraduate colleges and universities is constructed. The researchers analyzed the practice from the perspectives of guiding ideology, system construction and guarantee mechanism, hoping to provide reference for the aesthetic education work of applied undergraduate colleges and universities.