As far as I know, there are two more influential French Corners in Hangzhou, and the activity time is almost the same, both on Sunday afternoon, and the activities have their own characteristics.
One is the LAM Raymond Evening News Bookstore on Wensan Road. This French corner has a long history, from June 2002 to the present, and has changed places several times. Participants include international students returning from France, teachers and students majoring in French in universities, and foreign friends from French-speaking countries. The topic revolves around the cultural exchange between China and France. The fixed people here also have their own websites, http://www.sinofrance.org, and the specific activities will be announced online by the core members in advance.
The other is Huaou French Bakery on the second floor of Huanglong Century Plaza. Because the bakery has an authentic French owner, Louis, many French people gather here at 5 pm every Sunday. For them, this is "meeting their hometown", but for French learners, it is a rare opportunity to practice their spoken English, so there will be many French lovers at the same time.
Of course, for beginners, I'm afraid they don't have enough vocabulary to adapt to the speed of French, so they can't understand what they are saying. However, eating a few authentic French snacks there will help to deepen the understanding of French culture.
French is considered to be the most beautiful language in the world, but not many people study French in Hangzhou. According to my understanding in two French corners, a large part of those who study French are going to study in France, and some of them work in French-funded enterprises. In addition, the reasons are very personal. Some people go shopping for their future trips to France, while others just like Laure Shang (a French student at Fudan University), the champion of "Super Girl" last year. Another young man once solemnly told me that he wanted to invite a girl he had admired for a long time to a French dinner. He was learning French so that he could announce the name of the dish to the girl in French when eating a big meal. ...
It should be reminded that French is not only pleasant to listen to, but also notoriously difficult to learn. Unique pronunciation, complicated verb inflections, tenses, extremely developed pronouns and adverbs ... Many people give up halfway, and many people give up halfway. If you really want to learn well, you must have time, energy and perseverance.