Mission of the Chinese Discovery of the Americas Research Center (海外探索研究學系): To do research on all Pre-Columbian discoveries of the Americas by Chinese explorers, including the discovery of Fusang by Hoei-Shin in 499AD; the discovery and exploration of the Americas by Admiral Zheng He in 1421, under Emperor Zhu Di; and any other discoveries or exploration of the Americas prior to the discovery of the Americas by Columbus in 1492.