入寺前，首先出现在眼前的是一座下层为石镟洞，上层建筑为木构的高大钟楼。钟楼为两层三檐，上承十字顶，十字交叉的脊的四端有四个龙头，两两相对。通体望去，廊柱排排，後面配以大白塔，确是秀雅。石洞门楣上刻有「震悟大千」四个遒劲大字，意谓浑厚悠久的钟声，能把大千世界众生震彻醒悟过来。
Before entering the temple, the first thing that appeared in front of us was a tall wooden bell tower with Shifu Cave on the lower floor and Shifu Cave on the upper floor. The bell tower has two floors and three eaves, bearing the cross top. The four ends of the Cross Ridge have four faucets, which are opposite to each other. Looking at the whole, the corridors are arranged in rows, with the Great White Tower behind them, which is really elegant. Inscribed on the lintel of the stone cave are four powerful characters, "Earthquake and Enlightenment of a Thousand Thousands", which means the sound of the bell, which has a long history, can awaken all living beings in the world.
钟楼上悬吊大铜钟叫「幽冥钟」，也叫「长鸣钟」，铸造於明朝天启年间（一六二一年至一六二七年），钟身高八尺，最大外径五尺，厚三寸，钟口边缘成莲花瓣形状，外壁铸有楷书佛经一部，共有一万馀字。这口铜钟是五台山寺院中最大的钟，据说重九千九百九十九．五斤。
The large copper bell hanging from the bell tower is called "the Bell of the Underworld", also known as "the Long Ring Bell". It was cast during the reign of Tianqi in the Ming Dynasty (1621-1627). The bell was eight feet tall, with a maximum outer diameter of five feet and a thickness of three inches. The edge of the bell was shaped as a lotus petal. There was a Buddhist Sutra in regular scriptures on the outer wall with a total of more than 10,000 words. This copper bell is the largest one in Wutaishan Temple. It is said to weigh 9,999.5 jin.