Wangcheng City used to be a price mansion in Ming Dynasty (1368－1644). During Qing Dynasty (1636-1912), this mansion was converted into the provincial examination house. Since 1952, it has been turned into the campus of Guangxi Normal University. In 1996, the mansion was enlisted in the National Key Cultural Relic Protection Units. As another modern and big campus will be finished very soon, the university will be moved out of town.

Planted with lot of osmanthus trees or other trees, Wangcheng City is shady and cool in the summer time. The Solitary Beauty Hill is located in the north of the mansion, visitors can walk up the steep stairs to the top, and have a panoramic view of Guilin city.