shanghai is the south-east of Beijing .应该是Shanghai is tothe south east of Beijing，也可以是Shanghai is south east of Beijing 都可以，因为不相邻互不管辖的两座城市用 on the 方位词叫of ,有时又可以省略。呵呵，我参考书上看到了，但还是谢谢了我也谢谢你了，学到了点新知识。