That's interesting keberoxu. I realise that rats bring disease and eat our stored food etc. But I've always quite liked their little cheeky ways and resourcefulness, and in your link it says the Chinese feel that way about them too!
While I'm terrified of spiders, I think rodents, especially mice and rats, are sweet little things. I can't understand daft people who jump onto a table when one enters the house (my mother did this, much to my amusement)
Hope the Yang Metal Rat brings us all good fortune in 2020. God knows we're going to need it, as Australia burns and Trump starts WW3 !!