[4] She was born to a man Yi Tang-jong (이탕종; 李湯從) who was the mayor of Buan-hyeon (now Buan County) in North Jeolla Province, and an unnamed woman.
She was noted for her talent in playing the geomungo (a zither-like instrument related to the Chinese Guqin 古琴) and composing sijo and other poetry.
[5] One line from her Sijo remains, saying: "Yi Hwa-woo, who broke up with me while crying Do you think of me in the autumn leaves too?
(이화우 흣뿌릴 제 울며 잡고 이별한 님.
천리에 외로온 꿈만 오락가락 하노매) Her grave is preserved in Buan County, North Jeolla Province, South Korea.