Your Connection to Chinese Culture and Beyond

South Coast Chinese Cultural Center (SCCCC) is a place for everyone who seeks the best and the most exciting aspects of Chinese music, art, language and culture.

South Coast Chinese Cultural Association (SCCCA) is a nonprofit organization and its missions are to preserve Chinese heritage, to promote Chinese language & culture, and to enrich our life with cultural diversity. In the heart of SCCCA, there are Irvine Chinese School, founded in 1976, and South Coast Chinese Cultural Center (SCCCC). With tremendous supports and donations from local communities, we were able to build permanent campus at 9 Truman Street Irvine, California in 2005. The facility, setting in 3.88-acre lot, has outdoor Chinese garden, Chinese Library, Amphitheater, Gym, Dance Studio, Conference Room, Multipurpose Room and etc.

SCCCC offers annually more than 200 different classes and activities to the general public through community program. The popular classes include Chinese language class, Chinese Calligraphy, Chinese Painting, Chinese Music Instruments, Tai Chi, Kung Fu, Chinese Folk Dance and more. Over the years, SCCCC also creates many meaningful cultural programs, such as Strings for Generations, a partnership with Pacific Symphony which was sponsored by the James Irvine Foundation to create a multi-generational music ensemble for rising young string players and their adult family members. And most recently, the forming of South Coast Chinese Orchestra, the only full Chinese orchestra in Orange County and South Coast Chinese Lion & Dragon Team.