Cover Page - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Nov. 15, 2021
Entity Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2021
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2021
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Trading Symbol	CCAC
Entity Registrant Name	CITIC CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.
Entity Central Index Key	0001794621
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Shell Company	true
Entity Emerging Growth Company	true
Entity Ex Transition Period	false
Entity Small Business	true
Entity File Number	001-39222
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	E9
Entity Tax Identification Number	00-0000000
Entity Address, Address Line One	9/F, East Tower, Genesis Beijing
Entity Address, Address Line Two	No. 8 Xinyuan South Road
Entity Address, Address Line Three	Chaoyang District
Entity Address, City or Town	Beijing
Entity Address, Country	CN
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	100027
City Area Code	86 10
Local Phone Number	5802 3889
Document Quarterly Report	true
Title of 12(b) Security	Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Document Transition Report	false
Capital Units
Entity Information [Line Items]
Trading Symbol	CCAC.U
Title of 12(b) Security	Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share, par value $0.0001, and one-half of one redeemable warrant
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Warrant
Entity Information [Line Items]
Trading Symbol	CCAC WS
Title of 12(b) Security	Warrants, each exercisable for one share of Class A ordinary shares
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Class A Ordinary Shares
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		27,600,000
Class B Ordinary Shares
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		6,900,000