Abstract: Water ecological function zoning is a zoning method based on the regional differences of the water ecosystem in a basin, which is an inevitable requirement for the fine-grained water quality management of "classification, zoning, grading and staging" in the basin. By analyzing the progress and the present situation of water ecological zoning at home and abroad, the regional partitioning index selection basis and system characteristics were compared, the problems existing in the current water ecological function zoning in China, such as imperfect partitioning system and less consideration of zoning water ecological elementsin zoning were analyzed. Adopting the idea of "combining land and water, determining land by water", the water ecological function zoning method based on the dual drive of "nature-society" was put forward. By analyzing the natural elements and water ecological characteristics of the basin, exploring the driving-response mechanism of the water ecosystem, combining the management needs, proposing a water ecological function zoning index system for the Miyun Reservoir basin, and conducting a study on the primary, secondary and tertiary water ecological function zoning of the reservoir basin. The results showed that the water ecological function zones in Miyun Reservoir Basin can be divided into 3 primary zones, 14 secondary zones and 22 tertiary zones. On this basis, according to the water ecological situation and function of each region, the traceability and propose appropriate management solutions in the context of current ecological problems were carried out.