If you ask the shopkeepers in the main streets or back alleys, they will tell you that the favorite figure of the moment is the Maneki Neko, or Japanese "beckoning cat," whose Chinese name is literally "wealth-attracting cat" (招財貓).
若問誰是目前最受歡迎的招財偶像？大街小巷的商家門面裡，清清楚楚擺著答案──招財貓。