吉祥钟重116吨，高8.108米，最大钟径5.118米。吉祥既继承了民族传统，又体现了时代特色，具有丰富的文化内涵。吉祥钟的上部有背负火珠的双龙蒲牢；钟肩有36瓣宝装莲花瓣；正背面均书“吉祥钟”三个大字；侧面用钟鼎文书双联：左面是“纳福增辉风调雨顺”；右面是“万年永保国泰民安”；钟上部绘“金龙戏珠”、“丹凤朝阳”、“祥鹤起舞”、“瑞麟腾云”四幅吉祥图案；钟腰饰56个如意图案，象征我国56个民族和睦团结共享吉祥；钟裙部位铸出了山水祥云太阳，象征我们祖国的壮美山河，祝福我们的社会主义建设事业奔腾向前，永不止息。
The auspicious bell weighs 116 tons, is 8.108 meters high and has a maximum diameter of 5.118 meters. Auspiciousness not only inherits the national tradition, but also embodies the characteristics of the times, with rich cultural connotations. On the top of the auspicious bell are Shuanglong Pulao with fireballs; on the shoulder of the bell are 36 treasured lotus petals; on the front and back are the three big characters of "auspicious bell"; on the side are written in tripod: on the left is "Nafu Zenghui, wind and rain adjust smoothly"; on the right is "Yongbao Guotaimin'an for thousands of years"; on the top of the bell are painted "Jinlong Opera Pearl", "Danfeng Chaoyang" and "Danfeng Chaoyang". Four auspicious designs of "Xianghe Dancing" and "Ruilin Tengyun"; 56 "Zhongyao Decorations" symbolize the harmony, unity and auspicious sharing of 56 nationalities in China; the part of the bell skirt casts the auspicious clouds and sunshine of mountains and waters, symbolizing the magnificent mountains and rivers of our motherland, wishing our socialist construction cause to move forward and never stop.