王莽为了标榜自己统治地位的正统,尊崇周公,奉《周礼》为经典。西汉时期的《周礼·冬官》篇散佚,刘德补《考工记》入《冬官》篇。王莽以《考工记》为纲,对西汉长安城进行了一系列改造,使长安城的布局与规制部分符合《考工记》对国都建设的要求。王莽是较早以《考工记》为蓝本改造都城的古代帝王。 Wang Mang in order to flaunt their dominance of the orthodoxy, revered Zhou Gong, in “Zhou Li” as a classic. During the Western Han Dynasty, “Zhou Li Dong Guan” articles were lost, Liu fill “test workers mind” into the “winter official” articles. Taking “Kao Gong Ji” as a key link, Wang Mang carried out a series of reformations on the Chang’an City in the Western Han Dynasty to make the layout and regulation of Chang’an City meet the requirements of “Kao Gong Ji” for the construction of the capital. Wang Mang is the earliest “kao Gong Ji” modeled on the capital of the ancient emperors.