Abstract—The feature comparison between Chinese and western music aesthetics is a big topic. Comparative study is the basic principle of our methodology, that is, study and research of music aesthetics in China are premises of western music aesthetics and vice versa, and take the study of aesthetics of music history as a priority in order to obtain a methodology reference. This article attempts to study the main characteristic of Chinese and western music aesthetics from the cultural perspective, and understand the similarities and differences between Chinese and western music culture through the comparison. Papers in the premise of summarizing and comparing Chinese and western music aesthetics characteristics, cut to the Chinese and wester...