In the context of the strategy for ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin, ecological protection is not only an inherent requirement of the high-quality development, but also closely linked to the promotion and inheritance of Yellow River culture through the bond of ecological culture. Given the close relationship among ecological protection, high-quality development, and cultural inheritance, China’s Yellow River protection legislation should focus on the ecological protection of the Yellow River Basin, coordinating its high-quality development and the preservation of Yellow River culture around this core objective. Accordingly, from the perspective of ecological protection, Yellow River Basin Ecological Protection Law is a preferable choice for the name of the legislation. Furthermore, the legislation should be positioned as a comprehensive and basin-based environmental protection law, thereby clarifying its ecological protection orientation and underscoring its function in safeguarding the ecology of the Yellow River Basin.