You won't find out from reading things like the 25 dynastic histories, which only have tales of emperors, generals, and ministers of state. However, if you look through an old popular almanac, you can glimpse some aspects of life in days of yore.
記載帝王將相事蹟的二十五史看不出來；但翻開一本舊通書，卻可從中解讀古早人生活的樣貌。