This study compares two representative aesthetic works, "Music is Irrelevant to Grief or Joy" by Ji Kang and "The Beautiful in Music" by Eduard Hanslick. By doing so, this study is able to explore the similarities and differences in the concept of "musical autonomy" in Chinese and Europe music philosophy, and analyze its practical significance in the current context of music education. The research adopts three methods: literature analysis, semi-structured interviews, and questionnaire surveys, in an attempt to find practical directions in the field of music education based on textual comparison. The study found that although Ji Kang and Hanslick were born in China during the Wei Jin dynasty and in Europe in the 19th century respectively, they shared a high degree of consistency in denying the emotional expressing function of music and in emphasizing the importance of music ontology. Ji Kang emphasized the principles of nature, advocated that music itself does not have any correlation with emotional expressions, and opposed using music as a tool for education. Hanslick, based on Kant's aesthetic research, proposed that "the content of music is the form of sound" (the content of music does not lie in expressing emotions, but in the beauty of the movement and structure of the sound itself). The two respectively laid the foundation for the "anti-expressionist" music aesthetic education traditions in their regional culture. Further research has found that the traditional concept of "music is a way to express emotions and a carrier of political education" is being reflected and revised by more and more contemporary Chinese music educators and students, gradually shifting towards a teaching philosophy that emphasizes the beauty of music's own structure, logic, and form. This study suggests that this cross-cultural comparison not only helps to rethink the aesthetic goals and curriculum values of Chinese music education, but also provides theoretical support for building a more autonomous and aesthetically-focused music education system.