Sawuerdeng Dance or Saurden Dance, is popular in Mongolian residence of Hejing County,  Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. On June 7, 2008, It was approved by the State Council for inclusion in the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage

Accompanied by "tambourine" (a kind of plucked musical instrument), the dance mainly depicts the horse movement and can be expanded freely. The music of "Sawuerdeng" is specially for portraying images of horses, such as the slow walking horse, the galloping: horse and the lame horse.

The music is known very well by people. Performers can imitate a horse rambling on the prairie or two horses, competing with each other Though they dance in a small place, the audience can feel an artistic conception.

In the climax, the music players become so intoxicated that they imitate the neighing of horses, bringing people in the yurts to a broad blue sky and boundless green field. People begin to dance at their own will.

They portray the scene of milking, polishing felt or goats fighting, hawk flying. Girls express their longing for a bright future by graceful movements as "rubbing shoulders", "slightly shrugging shoulders", "bending waists" and "putting up hands and rubbing arms".

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