Wood @-@ and @-@ brick hybrid pagodas was also built . The first four floors of the octagonal , 42 m ( 138 ft ) Lingxiao Pagoda of 1045 are brick ( with wooden eaves ) , while from the fifth floor up it is entirely made of wood . Even pagodas made of stone or brick featured architectural elements that was typical of Chinese wooden buildings ; for example the Pizhi Pagoda , built from 1056 to 1063 , use the dougong brackets typical of wooden architecture to hold up pent , shingled roofs and tiers . Both of these pagodas feature interior staircases , although the Lingxiao Pagoda 's only reach to the fourth floor , and the Pizhi Pagoda 's to the fifth . However , the Pizhi Pagoda feature winding exterior stairs that provide access to the ninth and topmost floor .